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10936571

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
We conducted a study in an endemic area of both Oesophagostomum bifurcum and Necator americanus in northern Ghana to examine the possibility of pigs acting as transport hosts for these two human helminth species, due to the commonly observed coprophagic habits of pigs. Under controlled conditions four parasite-free pigs consumed fresh faeces from people heavily infected with both helminths, and faeces were subsequently collected from the rectum of the pigs from 5 to 50 h post-feeding. Four to five per cent of the O. bifurcum and N. americanus eggs fed to the pigs were viable and retrieved as third-stage larvae after coproculture of the pigs' faeces. We discuss the possible impact of the coprophagic habits of pigs as potential parasite transport hosts during different seasons in this area of West Africa.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0001-706X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of pigs as transport hosts of the human helminths Oesophagostomum bifurcum and Necator americanus.
pubmed:affiliation
Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. nrs@kvl.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't