Corprological and haematological parameters of albino mice (Mus musculus) concurrently infected with Heligmosomoides bakeri and Trypanosoma brucei

Autor:	Onyeabor, AI, Wosu, MI, Ohaeri, CC
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Heligmosomoides bakeri Concurrent infection Trypanosoma brucei QL1-991 General Veterinary parasitic diseases Albino mice Concurrent infection Heligmosomoides bakeri Trypanosoma brucei Original Article Albino mice Zoology
Zdroj:	Open Veterinary Journal Open Veterinary Journal, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 96-100 (2013) Open Veterinary Journal; Vol 3, No 2 (2013); 96-100
ISSN:	2226-4485 2218-6050
DOI:	10.5455/ovj.2013.v3.i2.p96
Popis:	The effect of concurrent infection with Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei) and Heligmosomoides bakeri (H. bakeri) was investigated in this study. Thirty adult male albino mice were used for the study. The mice were divided into six groups of five mice each. Group 1 served as uninfected control, Groups 2 and 3 were infected with H. bakeri and T. brucei respectively, Group 4 received both T. brucei and H. bakeri on the same day, Group 5 was experimentally infected with H. bakeri three days after T. brucei infection, while Group 6 was infected with T. brucei three days after H. bakeri infection. Blood and faecal samples were collected and analyzed weekly to determine the faecal egg counts (FEC), packed cell volume (PCV) and level of parasitaemia (LP). Weekly body weights (BW) were also recorded. FEC and parasitaemia increased in all the infected groups during the study, but these were significantly (p
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