A Comparative Study of Hymenolepis in White Mice and Golden Hamsters

Abstract

The host relationships of H. nana var. fraterna were compared in white mice and golden hamsters. The hamsters showed a greater percentage development of adult worms, and their length in 11 days was much greater than those in mice. As was expected from this rate of growth, the prepatent period of the worms was shorter in hamsters. The patent period, likewise, was much shorter in hamsters.