Experimental light infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in hamsters.
An experimental infection with a small number of larvae of A. cantonensis in hamster was carried out. When hamsters were infected with one larva, infection rate and recovery rate were 66.7%. In the case of infection with more than two larvae, all hamsters were infected had recovery rates were around 65%. The recovered worms were all matured and showed no important morphological differences. It was concluded that the hamster would be able to serve as a final host for A. cantonensis only in the case of a small number of larvae infection.
D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000469:parasitology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*