Chemotherapy of helminthiasis among wild mammals. II. Baylisascaris transfuga (Rudolphi, 1819) Sprent, 1968 infection of polar bear.
Effective chemotherapy by Mebendazole of Baylisascaris transfuga infection of five polar bears is reported and a control measure programme directed towards limiting the infection under the prevailing condition is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002335:Carnivora; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D001503:Ursidae
D001562:Benzimidazoles; D008463:Mebendazole