[Characteristics of the development of Eimeria species from gerbils in secondary hosts]

Peculiarities of endogenous and exogenous developmental stages of the life cycle of Eimeria salasuzica Musajev et Vejsov, 1960, a parasite of Persian jird, and E. akeriana Ismailov et Gaibova, 1983, a parasite of Meriones blackleri, in two first recognized secondary hosts (Meriones vinogradovi and M. lybicus) were studied. The paper gives comparative data on the duration of infection, endogenous stages of development and variability of oocysts of the studied species of Eimeria obtained from the main and secondary hosts.