Defect of resistance in male gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, vaccinated with gamma-irradiated cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni against a homologous challenge infection.
Male Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, vaccinated with 500 20-krad gamma-irradiated cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni did not exhibit resistance against a homologous challenge infection. Gerbils appear promising as alternative laboratory hosts for the study of schistosomiasis.
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Department of Parasitology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
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Yoshimura
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D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination