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Infection of Hamsters with Terminal-spined Schistosomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. M. Preston  and
C. James
J. M. Preston
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Hehninthohgy London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, WC1E 7HT.
C. James
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Hehninthohgy London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, WC1E 7HT.
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Extract

Four methods of infecting hamsters with S. mattheei and S. haematobium were compared. The ring method was found to be the most efficient and the cercariae of both species penetrated in 10—20 minutes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , September 1972 , pp. 291 - 296
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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