Worm establishment and egg production of Schistosoma japonicum in pigs infected by percutaneous methods or intramuscular injection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 157-163

  Willingham, Arve Lee ^a   Bøgh, Henrik O ^a   Vennervald, Birgitte J ^b   Johansen, Maria V ^b   Eriksen, Lis ^a   Christensen, Niels Ø ^b   Nansen, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Egg production; Infection methods; Pig Trematoda; Schistosoma japonicum; Worm establishment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWINE; WORM EGG;

ANIMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SUS SCROFA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030046572     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00810-1     Document Type: Article

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