The aim of this study was to determine the protective action of silymarin on mebendazole-induced hepatotoxicity in cats. Twenty five healthy cats were randomly allotted into five equal groups. Cats in group A were given mebendazole (single dose 200 mg/kg, p.o.); group B consisted of cats that...

To enhance the effect of treatment method of Trichinellosis with mebendazole, lipid peroxidation processes (LPP) in blood of Wistar rats experimentally infected with Trichinella spiralis were investigated. In accordance with health condition of infected rats treated with mebendazole and combination ...

Ocular thelaziosis by Thelazia callipaeda is an emerging disease that affects primarily dogs, but also cats, foxes and other wild carnivores, as well as humans. Three clinical cases of unilateral conjunctivitis caused by Thelazia nematodes were detected in Border Collie, a dog breed intolerant to...

Trichinellosis is accompanied by oxidative stress in cages of embryos of females of rats which is characterized by increase of level of diene conjugates on 63,12% and malondialdehyde on 71,32% and as decrease in activity of catalase on 46,62%, superoxide dismutase on 36,47%. In tissues of their...

Toxocariasis, caused by infection with larvae of Toxocara canis, and to a lesser extent by Toxocara cati and other ascaridoid species, manifests in humans in a range of clinical syndromes. These include visceral and ocular larva migrans, neurotoxocariasis and covert or common toxocariasis. Toxocara ...

Human toxocariasis is an parasitic infection caused by the ingestion of larvae of dog nematode Toxocara canis and less frequently of cat nematode T. cati. Toxocara eggs, shed to environment by infected dogs' and cats' droppings, become infective by embryonation. Humans, particularly children, can...

Neglected parasitic infections, including Chagas disease, toxocariasis, cysticercosis, and toxoplasmosis, affect millions of persons in the United States. Relatively few resources have been devoted to surveillance, prevention, and treatment of these diseases. Chagas disease primarily affects Latin...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of various parasitoses in captive carnivores through faecal examinations at the Dhaka Zoo research section. Faecal samples were taken from 61 animals belonging to 11 carnivore species from 2-16 July 2005. Treatment (ivermectin, albendazole, ...

Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are essential enzymes in many organisms due their diverse functions and, in helminths they are the main detoxification system. For Taenia solium, two cytosolic GSTs with molecular masses of 25.5 and 26.5 kDa (Ts26GST) have been found. Ts26GST was cloned to be studied ...

Lendue given orally to 72 dogs and 21 cats at 30 mg mebendazole per kg body weight on 2 consecutive days had 100% efficacy against Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina, Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichuris vulpis, Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma tubaeforme, and Taenia spp. There were...