Summary
Cattle naturally infected with nasal schistosomiasis were treated with a single oral dose of praziquantel at 20mg/kg body weight. The drug was highly effective causing a considerable reduction in egg counts, cessation of clinical signs and progressive regression of the nasal granulomatous growths.
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Des bovins naturellement infestés de schistosomose nasale ont été traités par une dose orale unique de Praziquantel à la dose de 20 mg/kg de poids corporel. Le médicament s'est avéré être très efficace, avec une réduction considérable du nombre d'oeufs, une cessation des signes cliniques et une régression progressive des excroissances granulomateuses nasales.
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Se trató ganado bovino con esquistosomiasis nasal natural, con una dosis sencilla de praziquantel, 20 mg/kg de peso corporal. La droga fue altamente efectiva, causando una reducción considerable en el conteo de huevos, desaparición de los síntomas clínicos y regresión progresiva de los granulomas nasales.
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Rahman, S.A., Sano, M., Jagannath, M.S. et al. Efficacy of praziquantel againstSchistosoma nasale infection in cattle. Trop Anim Health Prod 20, 19–22 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02239638
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