Growth, development, and site location of the trematode Himasthla quissetensis in the chick following cloacal drop infections with cercariae.

Infections with Himasthla quissentensis were obtained per cloaca in the domestic chick using cercariae. Worms showed a preference for the ileum where they grew and developed to maturity at a rate comparable to those raised in the gull (Stunkard, 1938). Those from the bursa of Fabricius showed relatively little growth and exhibited gonadal atrophy in some instances.