title: Delayed expulsion of Hymenolepis diminuta in Trypanosoma brucei infected mice.
abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of Trypanosoma brucei on the expulsion of Hymenolepis diminuta in the mouse. The study showed that T. brucei given 8 days before infection with H. diminuta resulted in a significant delay in the expulsion of the H. diminuta worm burden. This finding is suggested to be due to the immunosuppressive effect of the trypanosome.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001822:Body Burden; D005260:Female; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D051379:Mice; D013997:Time Factors; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000276:immunology*; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology