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Studies on the course of infection of the poultry cestode Raillietina cesticillus (Molin, 1858) in the definitive host

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. S. Gray
J. S. Gray
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, Royal Holloway College, Englefield Green, Surrey
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The course of infection of Raillietina cesticllus in the chicken has been studied and information is presented on proglottid output, the dynamics of infection and the distribution and growth of the cestode. A posterior migration of young cestodes during the first 7 days of infection was confirmed and a progressive destrobilization of the worms was observed with complete destrobilization occurring 70 days after infection. No regeneration of strobilae occurs and the scolices are eventually eliminated. A marked difference in the rate of destrobilization in the two host sexes was noted.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , October 1972 , pp. 243 - 250
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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