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Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus

Known as: giant thorny-headed worm of swine 
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Gastrointestinal helminths of wild hogs and their potential livestock and public health significance in Jamaica
Abstract An investigation into the potential for transmission of gastrointestinal helminths from wild hogs to livestock and… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Incidence and distribution of helminth and arthropod parasites of indigenous owned pigs in Papua Mew Guinea
SummaryTwenty-five species of helminth and arthropod parasites were recorded from village reared pigs in Papua New Guinea during… 
2004
2004
Loperamid, an efficacious drug against the acanthocephalanMacracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in pigs
ConclusionsFrom our results we conclude that macracanthorhynchosis in pigs can be cured by oral doses of 1–1.5 mg/kg loperamid… 
1990
1990
Licht- und elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen zur Histopathogenität vonMacracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Archiacanthocephala) in experimentell infizierten Hausschweinen
One and 12 weeks after infection the lesions in the small intestine of two domestic pigs caused byMacracanthorhynchus… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
An abattoir survey of the prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths andStephanurus dentatus in pigs in Belize
SummaryIn an abattoir survey in Belize137 pigs were examined for gastro-intestinal helminths andStephanurus dentatus… 
1983
1983
Human infection with macracanthorhychus hirudinaceus causing serious complications in China.
Review
1971
Review
1971
Survey for intestinal parasites in aborigines in Nantou County, Central Taiwan, with a report of two spurious infections of Macranthorhynchus hirudinaceus.
1951
1951
A new amphistome fluke, Indosolenorchis hirudinaceus gen. et sp.nov., from the caecum Of a dugong from the Indian Ocean.
1948
1948
Experiments to determine the role of the thorny-headed worm, Macracanthorynchus hirudinaceus, in the occurrence of disease of pigs in Canada.
OVER a number of years there have been several outbreaks of hog cholera in the counties of Essex and Kent in Ontario. These… 
1943
1943
Development of the Swine Thorn-headed Worm, Macracan-thorhynchus hirudinaceus, in its Intermediate Host.
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