Influence of Schistosoma mansoni infection on the reproductive capacity of albino mice

Abstract

This paper reports reduction on the reproductive capacity of female mice infected with

Brain schistosomiasis in mice experimentally infected with Schistosoma mansoni

“…Recently, as we were studying human neuroschistosomiasis, we began to suspect that the manifestations in mice may be signs of brain involvement 12,13 . Surprisingly, Schistosoma mansoni eggs and granulomas were identifi ed in the CNS of symptomatic animals.…”