Effectiveness of levamisole® in the treatment of natural multiple helminth infection of ruminants in Zaria: A case report.

Tropical veterinarian Pub Date : 2008-03-19 DOI:10.4314/TV.V24I1-2.4583

J. S. Neils, J. Nzalak, J. George

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Thirty four (34) ruminants were presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital ABU, Zaria with the chief complaints of diarrhea and loss of weight. Laboratories examination revealed that the animals had multiple mixed helminthes infection. Faecal egg analysis showed infection rates of Haemonchus spp (82.4%); T richosrongyloides spp, (75.5%); Strongyloides spp, (47.1%); Bonustonum spp, (44.1%); Cooperia spp, (32.4%); Oesophagustomum spp, (17.6%) and Toxocara spp, (5.9%). Animals were treated with levamisole hydrochloride at 7.5mg/kg body weight (b.w.) subcutaneously. After treatment, recovered eggs were cultured, larvae recovery was 75% with Bonustomum spp, 25%; Haemonchus spp, Trichostrongyloides spp and Cooperia spp represented 16.7% each. This study shows that levamisole hydrochloride is an effective drug against mix helminthes infection in ruminants. Keywords : Mix helminthes infections, levamisole®, ruminants. Tropical Veterinarian Vol. 24 (1 & 2) 2006: pp. 23-31

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左旋咪唑®治疗扎里亚地区反刍动物天然多发性蠕虫感染1例。

以腹泻和体重减轻为主诉的34只反刍动物被送到扎里亚兽医教学医院。实验室检查显示动物有多种混合寄生虫感染。粪卵分析显示血蜱感染率为82.4%;richhosrongyloides， (75.5%);类圆线虫(47.1%);Bonustonum spp， (44.1%);Cooperia spp， (32.4%);食道虫(17.6%)和弓形虫(5.9%)。采用盐酸左旋咪唑7.5mg/kg体重皮下注射。处理后，将回收的卵进行培养，仔鱼回收率为75%，其中Bonustomum spp为25%;Haemonchus spp、Trichostrongyloides spp和Cooperia spp各占16.7%。本研究表明盐酸左旋咪唑是一种有效的抗反刍动物混合寄生虫感染的药物。关键词:混合蠕虫感染，左旋咪唑，反刍动物热带兽医Vol. 24 (1 & 2) 2006: pp. 23-31

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