Quantitative Comparison of Infected Schistosomiasis Mansoni and Haematobium:Animal Model Analysis of the Granuloma Cell Population
To evaluate the hypothesis that the granuloma cell population in S. haematobium is different from that of S. mansoni infections, a hamaster animal model was established. Infection of hamesters was induced by abdominal skin exposure of male golden hamsters with 300 cercariae. S. haematobium granuloma cell population in the small intestine, urinary bladder, liver and spleen and those of S. ... Read more