Schistosoma mansoni: on the possibility of Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) being experimentally infected

Male Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves were submitted to Schistosoma mansoni infection by percutaneous, oral and subcutaneous routes. No worms or eggs were found in four of the animals tested. Bubalus bubalis appears to be refractory for S. mansoni.

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Main Authors: Coelho,Paulo Marcos Zech, Lima,Walter S., Nogueira,Raimundo H. G.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 1989
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000300008
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