Table 1.
Experimental animals infected with Plagiorchis elegans metacercariae (mtc.) from mosquito larvae. Days post infection (PI) before dissection of experimental animal and number of adult P. elegans in intestine provided.
| Experimental animal |
Days PI before dissection |
Number of adult P. elegans |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse #1 | 11 | 1 (underdeveloped) |
| Mouse #2 | 17 | 0 |
| Mouse #3 | 17 | 0 |
| Mouse #4 | 16 | 0 |
| Mouse #5 | 25 | 0 |
| Mouse #6 | 7 | 0 |
| Mouse #7 | 7 | 7 (underdeveloped) |
| Hamster #1 | 11 | 25 |
| Hamster #2 | 14 | 33 |
| Hamster #3 | 14 | 14 |
| Hamster #4 | 17 | 42 |
| Hamster #5 | 12 | 100 |
| Hamster #6 | 27 | 36 |
| Hamster #7 | 28 | 2 |
| Hamster #8 | 22 | 21 |
| Hamster #9 | 27 | 40 |
| Hamster #10 | 29 | 35 |