Blood eosinophilia in adult bantams naturally infected with Trichostrongylus tenuis.
Blood eosinophilia was seen in 36 per cent of 115 adult bantams naturally infested with Trichostrongylus tenuis; the maximum individual count was 56 per cent eosinophils. There were no measurable levels of IgE in the plasma samples and no foci of eosinophils were found in the tissues.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea; D014252:Trichostrongyloidiasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014253:Trichostrongylosis / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*
D006454:Hemoglobins