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. 2003 May;71(5):2607–2614. doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.5.2607-2614.2003

FIG. 5.

FIG. 5.

Parasite burdens of rats infected with S. venezuelensis concomitant with induction of allergic airway inflammation. Animals were immunized with a solidified egg white implant and challenged 14 and 21 days later with aerosolized OVA (OVA/OVA) or subjected to a sham operation and challenged with saline (PBS/PBS) or OVA (PBS/OVA). Rats were infected with S. venezuelensis (one subcutaneous inoculation of 1,500 L3 larvae) at the time of the second challenge. The total numbers of larvae in the lung (A), adult worms in the intestine (B), and eggs in the feces (C) were evaluated. The number of eggs per adult worm (fecundity) was determined (C). Each value represents the mean ± the SEM of 8 to 10 rats in each group. *, P < 0.05 compared to uninfected rats; #, P < 0.05 for PBS/PBS or PBS/OVA versus OVA/OVA rats.