Jird

The jirds are treated with the suspension or solution obtained by this method. Only one jird is used for each compound for the primary screen.

1997, Harold Townson, Chapter 9: Infection of mosquitoes with filaria, J. M. Crampton, C. B. Beard, C. Louis, The Molecular Biology of Insect Disease Vectors, World Health Organization, Chapman & Hall, page 105, The jird need not be anaesthetized prior to inoculation.

Escherichia coli has been isolated from jirds that have died of septicemia.