[Establishment of an animal model of Capillaria hepatica].
OBJECTIVE
To establish an animal model of Capillaria hepatica.


METHODS
Sixteen rats and two cats were infected with the embryo eggs of Capillaria hepatica through mouth.


RESULTS
Of 16 infected rats, 2 were negative, 14 were positive with Capillaria hepatica. 2 cats were negative.


CONCLUSIONS
Rats could be used as an animal model of Capillaria hepatica.
Yang
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FZ
Fujian Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Fuzhou 350001.
Huang
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XH
Tu
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Zhang
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YZ
D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria; D002415:Cats; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley