Attempts to infect jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) with Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocerca volvulus, Loa loa loa and Mansonella ozzardi
- 5 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Helminthology
- Vol. 51 (2) , 132-134
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00007380
Abstract
Attempts to infect jirds with W. bancrofti (2 strains), L. l. loa, O. volvulus and M. ozzardi were negative. The slight development of W. bancrofti in immunosuppressed jirds suggesting that any future attempts to introduce these parasites into jirds should be made with immunosuppressed animals.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit: