Short Report: Efficacy of a Single Oral Dose of Oxfendazole against Fasciola hepatica in Naturally Infected Sheep

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 486-488

  Gomez Puerta, Luis A ^a   Gavidia, Cesar ^a   Lopez Urbina, Maria T ^a   Garcia, Hector H ^b   Gonzalez, Armando E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXFENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SHEEP; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OVIS ARIES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84859571920     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0476     Document Type: Article

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