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No significant changes in cell volume, total erythrocyte count and hemoglobin values were observed in trichina-infected dogs. All animals exhibited increases in eosinophiles which reached a maximum 10 to 15 days after infection. Significant increases in serum calcium, which reached a maximum (16-18 mg%) 11 to 18 days after infection, were observed in only 4 dogs. It would appear that hypercalcemia can only be elicited by a massive infection, whereas an eosinophilia will always result from ingestion of fewer organisms.
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