Tolerance to low temperatures of Toxocara cati larvae in chicken muscle tissue

摘要: Infectivity of Toxocara cati larvae in muscle tissue chickens after storage at 4°C and -25°C was assessed a mouse bioassay to provide information on the risk meat-borne toxocarosis. Muscle samples 30-day old T. infections were stored for 14 28 days 12, 24 48 h, whereafter, released by digestion. For each experimental group, inoculated six mice. After 15 days, mice euthanized larval burden In control group (no infected chicken meat), 47.9% established mice, whereas meat or reduced recovery 24.1% 3.3%, respectively. exposed 48h did not establish The observation that retain infective refrigeration exposure emphasize zoonotic potential poultry as causative agent human