| comparative pathology of pulmonary hydatid cysts in macropods and sheep. | the development and appearance of hydatid cysts of echinococcus granulosus in experimentally infected tammar wallabies (macropus eugenii) and sheep during the period 9-17 months post-infection (mpi) were studied. cysts of unknown age were also examined from mature, naturally infected sheep. the cysts grew more rapidly and became fertile within a shorter period in wallabies compared with sheep. cysts from the wallabies were larger in absolute size and were larger relative to the size of the lungs ... | 2011 | 20846666 |
| efficacy of the eg95 hydatid vaccine in a macropodid host, the tammar wallaby. | in australia, macropodids are common intermediate hosts for the cestode echinococcus granulosus, and sylvatic transmission is maintained via wild dogs. the parasite causes mortality in a number of macropodid species and the sylvatic cycle provides a source of infection to domestic livestock and humans. we determined the efficacy of the hydatid vaccine, eg95 in the tammar wallaby, macropus eugenii, challenging either 1 or 9 months post-vaccination. eg95 provides similar protection to that seen in ... | 2009 | 19195411 |
| precocious development of hydatid cysts in a macropodid host. | this study describes the pathological changes associated with an experimental infection of captive wallabies with echinococcus granulosus. adult and juvenile tammar wallabies (macropus eugenii) were infected orally with 0, 1,000, 2,500 or 8,000 e. granulosus eggs. lung cyst progression was monitored by chest radiography every 4 months until 16 months p.i. animals were necropsied from 9 to 16 months after infection. cysts were detected radiographically from 4 months onwards. the number of cysts p ... | 2007 | 17599844 |