TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of activity of triclabendazole against Taenia solium metacestode in naturally infected pigs
AU - Vargas-Calla, Ana
AU - Gomez-Puerta, Luis A.
AU - Calcina, Juan
AU - Gonzales-Viera, Omar
AU - Gavidia, Cesar
AU - Lopez-Urbina, Maria T.
AU - Garcia, Hector H.
AU - Gonzalez, Armando E.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - © 2016 Hainan Medical College. Objective: To assess the efficacy of triclabendazole (TCBZ) in porcine cysticercosis. Methods: Eighteen naturally infected cysticercosis pigs were divided into 3 groups of 6 individuals each. The first group was treated orally with TCBZ at a single dose of 30 mg/kg of body weight, the second group was treated orally with oxfendazole at a single dose of 30 mg/kg of body weight and the third group received a placebo (control group). All animals were kept under the same management conditions. The pigs were euthanized 17 wk post-treatment and the number of surviving cysts in muscles was assessed and compared between groups. Results: All pigs treated with oxfendazole had only degenerated cysts in their carcasses. In contrast, TCBZ had very little effect against the parasitic cysts. Cysts from pigs in the TCBZ group looked apparently normal after treatment. However, histological evaluation showed a mild to moderate degree of inflammation. Conclusions: TCBZ is not an efficacious drug against Taenia solium cysticercosis in swine using a single dose.
AB - © 2016 Hainan Medical College. Objective: To assess the efficacy of triclabendazole (TCBZ) in porcine cysticercosis. Methods: Eighteen naturally infected cysticercosis pigs were divided into 3 groups of 6 individuals each. The first group was treated orally with TCBZ at a single dose of 30 mg/kg of body weight, the second group was treated orally with oxfendazole at a single dose of 30 mg/kg of body weight and the third group received a placebo (control group). All animals were kept under the same management conditions. The pigs were euthanized 17 wk post-treatment and the number of surviving cysts in muscles was assessed and compared between groups. Results: All pigs treated with oxfendazole had only degenerated cysts in their carcasses. In contrast, TCBZ had very little effect against the parasitic cysts. Cysts from pigs in the TCBZ group looked apparently normal after treatment. However, histological evaluation showed a mild to moderate degree of inflammation. Conclusions: TCBZ is not an efficacious drug against Taenia solium cysticercosis in swine using a single dose.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.apjtm.2015.12.005
M3 - Article
SN - 1995-7645
SP - 23
EP - 26
JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
JF - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
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