Evaluation of oxfendazole, praziquantel and albendazole against cystic echinococcosis: a randomized clinical trial in naturally infected sheep.

• Main Authors: Cesar M Gavidia (Author), Armando E Gonzalez (Author), Eduardo A Barron (Author), Berenice Ninaquispe (Author), Monica Llamosas (Author), Manuela R Verastegui (Author), Colin Robinson (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic Echinococosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by larval stage Echinococcus granulosus. We determined the effects of high dose of Oxfendazole (OXF), combination Oxfendazole/Praziquantel (PZQ), and combination Albendazole (ABZ)/Praziquantel against CE in sheep.A randomized placebo-controlled...