@article{fdi:010026107,
  title = {{T}he oral route as a potential way of transmission of {S}chistosoma bovis in goats},
  author = {{B}oulanger {D}. and {S}chneider, {D}ominique and {S}idikou, {F}. and {C}apron, {A}. and {C}hippaux, {J}ean-{P}hilippe and {S}ellin, {B}ertrand},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he infectivity of #{S}chistosoma bovis$ cercariae administered orally was evaluated in {S}ahelian goats. {C}ompared to the percutaneous route, a single massive oral dose resulted in a worm burden and in fecal egg excretion reduced by one-half. {S}urprisingly, tissue egg counts were increased by more than 4-fold. {F}ecundity of individual female schistosomes, was, therefore, markedly increased. {W}hen infective doses were administered weekly for 20 wk, both worm and egg burdens were doubled without modification of the individual worm pair fecundity. {R}epeated oral infections seem to have induced an acquired tolerance toward parasite antigens. {T}hese results confirm the epidemiologic relevance of the oral route in a host species inclined to become infected through drinking water rather than percutaneous exposures. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{SCHISTOSOMIASE} ; {HOTE} {VERTEBRE} ; {CHEVRE} ; {TRANSMISSION} ; {INFECTION} ; {ETUDE} {EXPERIMENTALE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {INFESTATION} {EXPERIMENTALE} ; {NIGER} ; {NIAMEY}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}arasitology},
  volume = {85},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {464--467},
  ISSN = {0022-3395},
  year = {1999},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010026107},
}