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Metastrongylus spp. infections of village pigs in Papua New Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. W. Copland
J. W. Copland
Affiliation:
Veterinary Pathologist, Veterinary Laboratory, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Abstract

A high incidence of lungworm infection occurs in young village pigs, 5 and 11 months old. The mean count was 215 and 315 adult lungwqrms for eleven 5 month and ten 11 month village pigs respectively. All infections were mixed infections comprising M. pudendodectis (69 %), M. apri (18 %) and M. salmi (13 %). No seasonal variation was observed in the rate of infection. A partial immunity to Iungworms is evident in the 11 month old pigs.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 25 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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