Oxfendazole as successful treatment of Taenia hydatigena metacestodes in naturally infected pigs

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...

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Main Authors: Luis Antonio Gomez-Puerta, Armando Emiliano Gonzalez, Cesar Gavidia, Viterbo Ayvar, Hector Hugo Garcia, Maria Teresa Lopez-Urbina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911500194X