Microscopic and molecular evaluation of Strongyloides venezuelensis in an experimental life cycle using Wistar rats

Strongyloides venezuelensis is a nematode whose natural host is rats. It is used as a model for the investigation of human strongyloidiasis caused by S. stercoralis. The latter is a Neglected Tropical Disease that affects Ecuador, where there are no specific plans to mitigate this parasitic illness.

• Main Author: Tobar, Jairo (author)
• Other Authors: Ramos Sarmiento, Daniel (author), Tayupanta, Diana (author), Rodríguez, Melina (author), Aguilar, Fabián (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Strongyloides; Nematoda; Life cycle stages; Intestinal diseases; Parasitic; Wistar rats; Ecuador.
• Online Access: http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/421