title: Chemotherapy of helminthiasis among wild mammals. II. Baylisascaris transfuga (Rudolphi, 1819) Sprent, 1968 infection of polar bear.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D008463:Mebendazole