Table 1 Necropsy findings in pigs experimentally infected with T. solium and T. hydatigena
Tapeworm used | Infection schemes | No. pigs | Viable cysts | Degenerated cysts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Median (IQR) | % | Median (IQR) | |||
T. solium (n = 26) | Single gravid proglottid by oral route at 1 month | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 2620 (1029–4753) | 4 (66.7) | 64 (20–141) |
Single gravid proglottid by oral route at 3 months | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 230 (198–394) | 5 (83.3) | 83 (25–139) | |
Single gravid proglottid by oral route at 5 months | 6 | 1 (16.7) | 105 (-) | 6 (100.0) | 714 (582–1724) | |
Two gravid proglottids by oral route at 2 months | 4 | 4 (100.0) | 457 (349–662) | 4 (100.0) | 269 (91–883) | |
1000 activated oncospheres by intracarotid route at 2 months | 4 | 4 (100.0) | 217 (170–314) | 0 (0.0) | ND | |
TOTAL | 26 | 17 (65.4) | 257 (198–556) | 19 (73.1) | 151 (36–831) | |
T. hydatigena (n = 12*) | 5000 eggs in gelatine capsules by oral route at 2 months | 4 | 2 (50.0) | 1 (−) | 0 (0.0) | ND |
10,000 eggs in gelatine capsules by oral route 2 months | 3 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (−) | 0 (0.0) | ND | |
20,000 eggs in gelatine capsules by oral route at 2 months | 4 | 1 (33.3) | 1 (−) | 0 (0.0) | ND | |
TOTAL | 11 | 4 (36.4) | 1 (1–2) | 0 (0.0) | ND | |