The infectivity of ingested adult hookworms.
Fourth-stage larvae and adults of Ancylostoma ceylanicum (dog strain) produced patent infections, with fertile ova, in hamsters to which they had been given in a drench. Similarly, 36-day-old (immature adult) Necator americanus given in a drench to hamsters also produced patent infections with fertile ova. The epidemiological significance of these experiments is discussed.
D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000723:Ancylostomatoidea / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000469:parasitology; D009331:Necator / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010270:Parasite Egg Count