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Self-cure in Infections of Trichostrongylus retortæformis and its Causation

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THE phenomenon of self-cure in nematode infections has been reported from time to time. Using infections of Trichostrongylus retortæformis in rabbits, we have begun a study of some of the circumstances in which this phenomenon occurs.

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  1. Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey

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MICHEL, J. Self-cure in Infections of Trichostrongylus retortæformis and its Causation. Nature 169, 881 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169881b0

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