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Infections of Toxocara canis in dogs fed infected mouse tissues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

E. G. Warren
E. G. Warren
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Toxocara canis larvae infecting dogs undergo tracheal migration following their ingestion in an experimental intermediate host. Development of the parasite then proceeds to the adult stage in the small intestine. Adult dogs are therefore capable of distributing fertile T. canis ova which, if ingested, could cause larva mirans in humans and other animals.

This work was financed by research grants from the University of Queensland and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The writer wishes to acknowledge the encouragement and criticism of Professor J. F. A. Sprent.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 59 , Issue 4 , November 1969 , pp. 837 - 841
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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