Treatment of flukes in a toucan.
Praziquantel administered at a dosage of 10 mg/kg of body weight/day for 14 days eliminated a fluke infection in a red-billed toucan. The regimen used was an extension of one reported elsewhere which, though unsuccessful, had enough promise to justify modification and further use.
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Kensington Bird and Animal Hospital, CT 06037.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001717:Birds; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D008795:Metronidazole; D011223:Praziquantel