Treatment of esophageal spirocercosis with milbemycin oxime.
Vet Parasitol
; 156(3-4): 358-60, 2008 Oct 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18644677
ABSTRACT
Six medium sized mixed breed dogs treated with milbemycin oxime (11.5mg on days 0, 7 and 28 and then monthly) stopped shedding Spirocerca lupi ova after 3-44 days. There was no evidence of subsequent shedding in repeated tests (about 5/dog) carried out from 31 to 133 days after initiation of treatment. Esophageal nodules disappeared in all dogs within 95-186 days and radiographic signs resolved within 85-127 days in the five dogs that were studied. This preliminary data shows milbemycin oxime deserves further evaluation for the treatment of spirocercosis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spirurida Infections
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Macrolides
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Dog Diseases
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Esophageal Diseases
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Anthelmintics
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Vet Parasitol
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article