Table 2.
Relationship between time of seroconversion and infection does (T.spiralis) in pig, horse, wild boar, sliver fox, and red fox and human.
| Animal species | Infection dose (No. of larvae/animal) |
Time of seroconversion p.i. (week) |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swine | 100 | 5–7 | [15], [28] |
| 500 | 4–5 | ||
| 1000 | 4–6 | ||
| 2500 | 4 | ||
| 8000 | 3 | ||
| 20,000 | 3–4 | ||
| 64,000 | 2.5–3 | ||
| Horse | 1000 | 3–4 | [14], [38] |
| 4000 | 3–7 | ||
| 5000 | 2–4.5 | ||
| 10,000 | 3–4 | ||
| 20,000 | 2–3 | ||
| 50,000 | |||
| Wild boar | 10,000 | 3–4 | [22] |
| Sliver fox | 500 | 4–6 | [29] |
| 2000 | 2 | ||
| Red fox | 10,000 | 3 | [26] |
| Human | Unknown | 2–3 | [19] |