Title
Efficacy of two locally produced oxfendazole formulations for the treatment of cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs
Other title
Eficacia de dos formulaciones de oxfendazol producidas localmente para el tratamiento de la cisticercosis en cerdos infectados naturalmente
Date Issued
01 April 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract
The efficacy of two locally produced oxfendazole (OFZ) formulations against cysticercosis at 22,5% and 10%, versus a commercial formulation (Synanthic 9,06%) was evaluated in twenty-two naturally infected pigs that received a single oral dose of 30 mg/kg. Pigs were sacrificed at eight weeks post-treatment to evaluate the cysts found in their carcasses, and to determine the cysticidal efficacy, which was defined as the proportion of degenerated cysts over total cysts. Only degenerated cysts were found in muscle, heart, and tongue of pigs treated with OFZ in all groups, which shows an efficacy of 100%. Viable and degenerated cysts were found in brains, being the efficacy lower in all groups (65% [commercial OFZ], 47% [local OFZ 22.5%] and 31% [local OFZ 10%], p = 0.355). Locally produced OFZ formulations were similarly effective to the commercial formulation and may provide a practical alternative for the treatment of porcine cysticercosis.
Start page
296
End page
301
Volume
38
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85113923833
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sponsor(s)
Este estudio fue financiado por el Centro Internacional Fogarty/NIH (becas de capacitación números D43TW008273-05 y D43TW001140).
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