Susceptibility of Lymnaea truncatula to causative agent of Fasciola hepatica infection

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SUSCEPTIBILITY OF LYMNAEA TRUNCATULA TO CAUSATIVE AGENT OF FASCIOLA HEPATICA INFECTION


Postevoy A.N.
All-Russian K.I. Skryabin Scientific Research Institute of Fundamental and Applied Parasitology of Animals and Plants.

Summary

One notes a significant lethality of L. truncatula of different age following laboratory infection by F. hepatica meracidia. The main death of the intermediate hosts of trematodes during parthenogenesis is observed at the age of the 1; 5; 7 days, 2 and 4 weeks. Invertebrates aged 36 weeks are resistant to exposure of Fascila causative agent. The main output of helminth cercariae from the intermediate host occurs at the age of 2-8 weeks. Based on the results of these laboratory tests one should develop preventive measures against mollusks of this age group which have a high hatching of helminth infective stage.


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