Mebendazole in the treatment ofHymenolepis nanainfections in the captive ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), China
Li B, Zhao B, Yang GY, Wang Q, Niu LL, Deng JB, Gu XB, Wang SX.
Abstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness ofmebendazolein thetreatmentofHymenolepisnanainfection inring-tailedlemurs (Lemurcatta). Ten (L.catta) from the Chengdu Zoological Garden inChina, which were naturally infected withH.nana, were treated withmebendazole(10 mg/kg for 5 days). A posttreatment fecal examination was conducted 10 and 20 days after the start oftreatment. All treatments resulted in a decrease in the number of eggs per gram in the posttreatment sample compared with the pretreatment sample. Reduction of mean egg count was 97.6% and 100% on days 10 and 20, respectively. The results indicated thatmebendazolehas marked efficacy againstH.nanainfectionsin L.catta.
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Parasitol Res.2012 Aug;111(2):935-7. doi: 10.1007/s00436-012-2838-5. Epub 2012 Feb 11.
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