Prenatal Schistosoma japonicum infection in piglets: Effect of repeated exposure of the dams on treatment efficacy and susceptibility to challenge infections

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 392-396

  Johansen, Maria V ^a,b   Ørnbjerg, Niels ^a  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOXYL; PENTOBARBITAL; PRAZIQUANTEL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TELAZOL; XYLAZINE; ZOLETIL;

PARASITE; PIG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROVOCATION TEST; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SWINE; TISSUE LEVEL; TREMATODIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WORM;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CECUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FECES; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SUS SCROFA; TREMATODA;

EID: 2442687078     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3262     Document Type: Article

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