| development of taenia asiatica cysticerci to infective stage and adult stage in mongolian gerbils. | the development of metacestodes and adult worms of taenia asiatica in mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus) were observed. cysticerci were recovered from gerbils subcutaneously injected with hatched oncospheres. the recovery rate ranged from 0.1 to 3.2%. no cysticerci were recovered from the orally inoculated gerbils. the infectivity of the cysticerci recovered at 48 weeks post-infection was evaluated. tapeworms were recovered on day 14 post-infection from the small intestine of 5 of 11 gerb ... | 2006 | 16923263 |