Department of Animal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Comp Med. 2024 Aug 1;74(4):231-234. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-CM-24-000021. Epub 2024 Jun 20.
Helminthiasis due to hookworm infestations in humans and in sheep cause untold levels of disease and economic losses worldwide. Drug resistance is an ever-growing problem with pathogenic helminths. Thus, there is a critical need for new treatment strategies for hookworms and that depends on animal models. Because hook- worms and are obligate parasites, they can only be maintained using live animals. This review describes use of the Syrian golden hamster to propagate hookworms and Mongolian gerbil to propagate .
由于钩虫感染引起的人体和绵羊的寄生虫病造成了全世界无数的疾病和经济损失。寄生虫对药物的耐药性是一个日益严重的问题。因此,迫切需要针对钩虫和 的新治疗策略,这取决于动物模型。由于钩虫和 是专性寄生虫,它们只能在活体动物中维持。本综述描述了叙利亚金黄地鼠繁殖钩虫和蒙古沙鼠繁殖 的用途。