Age at infection as a key predictor of cyst burden in pigs experimentally infected with Taenia solium
Our results show that younger pigs display partial protection against the development of cysticerci compared to those infected at the natural weaning age (around 9 to 12 weeks of age). Additionally, infection susceptibility then decreases with age in a way that is consistent with previous literature.
Authors
- Eloy Gonzales-Gustavson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-2983)
- Gianfranco Arroyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8743-5012)
- Seth E. O’Neal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4782-3368)
- William Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-7399)
- Ricardo Gamboa
- Sarah Gabriël (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-233X)
- Francesco Pizzitutti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-8770)
- Claudio Muro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4066-9118)
- Gabrielle Bonnet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3539-5001)
- Héctor H. García
- Miguel Muro
- Mayra Elizalde
Institutions
- Portland State University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- National University of San Marcos (PE)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06844-6
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Imperial College London
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Fogarty International Center