| a survey of the infective larvae of gnathostoma spinigerum in swamp eels bought in a local market in bangkok, thailand. | the livers were separated from the viscera of 2738 swamp eels (monopterus alba) purchased from klong toey market, the largest market in bangkok, between june 1999 and may 2000. when these livers were digested in artificial gastric juice, 524 (19.1%) were found to be infected with the human-infective, third-stage larvae (l3) of gnathostoma spp. all the identified larvae were confirmed morphologically to be g. spinigerum. prevalence of the infection varied with season, from a high of 38.3% in sept ... | 2002 | 12080980 |
| gnathostoma infective stage larvae in swamp eels (fluta alba) at a metropolitan market in bangkok, thailand. | a total of 1,788 livers from swamp eels (fluta alba), purchased at a market in bangkok, thailand, from april to july 2002, were studied for the prevalence and intensity of gnasthostoma third stage larvae (l3s). of all livers, 466 were infected with gnasthostoma l3s (infection rate = 26%). the larvae recovered averaged 0.43 +/- 0.51 larvae/liver. all larvae were identified as gnasthostoma spinigerm by morphological criteria. the prevalence of g. spinigerum l3s in the eels was much higher in the r ... | 2003 | 12661903 |