Resumo

HUIZA F, Alina; SEVILLA A, Carlos  e  ESPINOZA B, Yrma. Infección experimental del hámster (Mesocricetus auratus) con metacercarias de Paragonimus mexicanus (peruvianus). Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2001, vol.18, n.3-4, pp.98-99. ISSN 1726-4634.

An adult female hamster orally infected with 11 Paragonimus mexicanus (peruvianus) metacercariae spontaneously died after 10 days. When the autopsy was performed, 5 young and still mobile Paragonimus mexicanus (peruvianus) forms were recovered: 2 were found in lung tissue, two in the thoracic cavity, and one in the fat tissue from abdominal peritoneum.

Palavras-chave : Paragonimu; isolation & purification; Hamster.