Influence of Schistosoma mansoni infection on the reproductive capacity of albino mice

Abstract

This paper reports reduction on the reproductive capacity of female mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni, either in the acute phase or in the chronic one of the disease. This decrease in the reproductive capacity was highly significant (93.3% and 86.7%, for the acute and chronic phases, respectively)..

Keywords

• Schistosoma mansoni
• Mice
• Reproduction
• Pregnancy