Use of oxfendazole to control porcine cysticercosis in a high-endemic area of Mozambique.

• Main Authors: Alberto Pondja (Author), Luís Neves (Author), James Mlangwa (Author), Sónia Afonso (Author), José Fafetine (Author), Arve Lee Willingham (Author), Stig Milan Thamsborg (Author), Maria Vang Johansen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A randomized controlled field trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a single oral dose of 30 mg/kg of oxfendazole (OFZ) treatment for control of porcine cysticercosis was conducted in 4 rural villages of Angónia district, north-western Mozambique. Two hundred and sixteen piglets aged 4 months were...