Schistosoma mansoni: on the possibility of Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) being experimentally infected

Male Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves were submitted to Schistosoma mansoni infection by percutaneous, oral and subcutaneous routes. No worms or eggs were found in four of the animals tested. Bubalus bubalis appears to be refractory for S. mansoni.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Walter S. Lima, Raimundo H. G. Nogueira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1989
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
Indian buffalo
Experimental infection
Bubalus bubalis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Indian
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821989000300008
https://doaj.org/article/40dba7ffe9dc4d058663d51d3db2e58c
Description
Summary:Male Indian buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves were submitted to Schistosoma mansoni infection by percutaneous, oral and subcutaneous routes. No worms or eggs were found in four of the animals tested. Bubalus bubalis appears to be refractory for S. mansoni.

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