Taenia solium cysticercosis: immunity in pigs induced by primary infection

• Published in: Veterinary parasitology Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 129 - 135
• Main Authors: de Aluja, A.S., Villalobos, A.N.M., Plancarte, A., Rodarte, L.F., Hernandez, M., Zamora, C., Sciutto, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 25.02.1999
• Subjects: ACQUIRED CHARACTERS; Animals; ANTIBODIES; Antibodies, Helminth - blood; ANTICORPS; ANTICUERPOS; Brain - parasitology; CARACTERE ACQUIS; CARACTERES ADQUIRIDOS; CERDO; CISTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCOSE; CYSTICERCOSIS; Cysticercosis - immunology; Cysticercosis - veterinary; Cysticercus - immunology; Humans; IMMUNISATION; IMMUNITE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; Immunoenzyme Techniques - veterinary; INFECCION; INFECTION; INMUNIDAD; INMUNIZACION; Muscles - parasitology; Pig-cysticercosis; PORCIN; SWINE; Swine Diseases - immunology; TAENIA SOLIUM; Taenia solium immunity; Antibodies; Pig-cysticercosis; Taenia solium immunity

The present study demonstrates that pigs experimentally infected with Taenia solium eggs develop resistance to reinfection that lasts at least five months. Thirteen 2-month-old piglets were infected with eggs of Taenia solium. After 5 months, two pigs were euthanized and five were challenged with eg...