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The Effect of Microwave Radiation on Metacercariae of Opisthorchis and Larvae of Trichinella

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This article summarizes data on the influence of microwave radiation on the metacercariae of opisthorchids Opisthorchis felineus (Rivolta, 1884) and the larvae of three Trichinella species (genus Trichinella Railliet, 1895). The high efficiency of microwave radiation on the viability of larvae of these species is shown. Even short-term exposure leads to complete death of the larvae of the helminths in the muscle tissue. The mechanism of the effects of microwave irradiation on the larvae and the possibility of using household microwave ovens for preventing these parasitic diseases is discussed.

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  1. Center for Parasitology, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow, Russia

    A. N. Pelgunov

  2. All-Russia Research Institute for Fundamental and Applied Parasitology of Animals and Plants, Branch of Skryabin–Kovalenko All-Russia Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117218, Moscow, Russia

    I. M. Odoevskaya, A. V. Khrustalev & O. P. Kurnosova

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Pelgunov, A.N., Odoevskaya, I.M., Khrustalev, A.V. et al. The Effect of Microwave Radiation on Metacercariae of Opisthorchis and Larvae of Trichinella. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 46, 251–257 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359019030087

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