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Factors influencing the egg production of Ascaris lumbricoides: relationship to weight, length and diameter of worms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

B. Sinniah  and
K. Subramaniam
B. Sinniah
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
K. Subramaniam
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
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Abstract

Fifty children aged 6 to 13 years and infected with Ascaris lumbricoides were selected for the study. The number of eggs laid daily by a female Ascaris increased with increase in its length, weight and diameter. Female worms became mature and started laying eggs when they reached a length of 118 mm. Adult female worms measuring 3·7 mm or more in diameter were found to be mature. The minimum weight of a worm producing eggs was 1·1 g. On average the number of eggs produced by the female decreased with increase in the worm load.

Keywords

Ascaris lumbricoidesegg production
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 141 - 147
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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