Infectivity of Trichinella spiralis from the polar bear and from hogs has been tested in a number of host species. Rats, hamsters, and mice are relatively refractory to the polar bear form but are ...
To investigate the role of fleshfly maggots as a paratenic host for Trichinella spiralis larvae, maggots of Sarcophaga argyrostoma (Muscidae, Sarcophagidae) kept at different temperatures (26, 22, 20, ...
Scientists have decoded the DNA of the parasitic worm that causes trichinosis, a disease linked to eating raw or undercooked pork or carnivorous wild game animals, such as bear and walrus. Scientists ...
Did you happen to read the recent report about six Americans who ate grilled kabobs containing coiled nematode larvae? Looking back, the ruddy barbeque served at a gathering of relatives from Arizona, ...
Pork roundworm infection in dogs is caused by a parasite called Trichinella spiralis. Eating infected or raw pork is usually the cause of the condition. Generally, younger puppies and senior dogs are ...