Ascaris suum also causes major production losses in swine farming due to reduced growth, failure to thrive and mortality. The research was conducted in collaboration with BGI-Shenzhen, ...

The paper found that extracellular vesicles (EVs, particles that cells release) from the worm Ascaris suum demonstrated a significant reduction in inflammation in mice that had colitis, a common IBD.

Ascaris suum . Ascaris suum, which is a white roundworm, is the pig producers’ primary and most virulent parasite. Its egg-laying capacity can run to several hundreds of thousands of eggs in one ...

Transient Ascaris suum larval migration induces intractable chronic pulmonary disease and anemia in mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Dec 16;15(12):e0010050. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010050. PMID: ...

The Serasca Elisa is a serological (blood) test that can identify the presence of Ascaris suum, the most prevalent intestinal worm that occurs in pigs, the company says.

image: Ascaris larva is in liver histological section stained with Hemotoxylin and Eosin. view more Credit: C. Dold and C. Holland. Approximately one billion people worldwide are estimated to be ...