The capacity of the third-stage larvae of Oesophagostomum bifurcum to survive adverse conditions

D. S. S. PitDepartment of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]

J. BlotkampDepartment of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

A. M. PoldermanDepartment of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

S. BaetaDépartement de Gynécologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Université du Benin, Lomé, Togo

M. L. EberhardDivision of Parasitic Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA30341, U.S.A.

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