Infection Experiments with the Hookworm ( Bunostomum phlebotomum ) in Calves

Abstract

Summary

These experiments indicate that infection with the hookworm parasitic in calves takes place by way of the skin as well as orally and that the larval stages are capable of producing severe symptoms of parasitosis. The prepatent period may be as short as the 57th day and may extend to at least 79 days.