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Oxfendazole as successful treatment of Taenia hydatigena metacestodes in naturally infected pigs
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Autores:
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Gomez-Puerta, L.A. ;
Gonzalez, A.E. ;
Gavidia, C. ;
Ayvar, V. ;
Garcia, H.H. ;
Lopez-Urbina, M.T.
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texto impreso
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Elsevier, 2019-04-25T15:46:34Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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Resumen:
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The efficacy of oxfendazole (OFZ) on Taenia hydatigena metacestodes, also called Cysticercus tenuicollis ( C. tenuicollis), was studied in 648 raising pigs. This study was performed in Tumbes Department in Peru, an endemic area for cysticercosis. Pigs were randomized in two groups; untreated group (. n = 142) did not receive any treatment and treated group ( n = 506) received OFZ treatment at a single dose of 30 mg/kg body weight. Six months after treatment, the pigs were necropsied. The prevalence of infection by C. tenuicollis among the pigs was 27.5% (39/142) and 2.0% (10/506) in untreated and treated groups, respectively. Untreated group was infested only with viable cysts, whereas treated group had no viable cysts. All the cysts found in treated group presented degeneration, with a thick membrane, and they contained milky fluid and fibrous tissue. A single dose of OFZ was effective against C. tenuicollis, thus providing an alternative drug for controlling this parasite in pigs. © 2015 Hainan Medical University.
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.03.013
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