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Observations on the infectivity and fecundity of a Sudanese isolate of Schistosoma bovis in albino mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. M. Saad  and
M. F. Hussein
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Abstract

A Sudanese isolate of Schistosoma bovis from experimentally infected sheep was found to be highly pathogenic to albino mice. Eggs were first found in the livers 42 days after exposure. The distribution of eggs in the liver and small and large intestines changed little during the course of infection. Results arc compared with others using an Iranian isolate of S. bovis, which causes only a mild infection, and S. mattheci.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 58 , Issue 3 , September 1984 , pp. 267 - 270
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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