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===Overview===
 
===Overview===
 
''Trichuris suis'' is a typical whipworm, that primarily infects pigs and can be seen in wild boar. The predeliction site is the large intestine of the pig and is on pathogenic in heavy infections.
 
''Trichuris suis'' is a typical whipworm, that primarily infects pigs and can be seen in wild boar. The predeliction site is the large intestine of the pig and is on pathogenic in heavy infections.
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*This had led to the hypothesis that strictly controlled exposure of selected human patients to T. suis might ameliorate the symptoms of chronic bowel disease.
 
*This had led to the hypothesis that strictly controlled exposure of selected human patients to T. suis might ameliorate the symptoms of chronic bowel disease.
 
*Large scale clinical trials (placebo-controlled cross-over studies) are currently in progress to test this hypothesis.[[Category:Trichinelloidea]][[Category:Pig_Nematodes]]
 
*Large scale clinical trials (placebo-controlled cross-over studies) are currently in progress to test this hypothesis.[[Category:Trichinelloidea]][[Category:Pig_Nematodes]]
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