trichinellosis/progesterone

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of pregnancy on the immune response against Trichinella spiralis infection in mice. METHODS Six pregnant mice were orally infected each with 300 muscle larvae of T. spiralis, and the serum anti-Trichinella antibodies at different time after infection were detected by

Infection by Trichinella spp. during pregnancy still arises many questions. Worldwide an important number of trichinellosis outbreaks have occurred over time where pregnant women were or might have been involved. Parasitological and immunoserological parameters, clinical background and

The clinical background, vertical transmission of Trichinella spiralis and helminthotoxic activity of sera were evaluated in four pregnant women infected at different gestation times. Parasitological and immunological parameters were analyzed. Patients presented clinical symptoms and a