title: Efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma nasale infection in cattle.
abstract: Cattle naturally infected with nasal schistosomiasis were treated with a single oral dose of praziquantel at 20 mg/kg body weight. The drug was highly effective causing a considerable reduction in egg counts, cessation of clinical signs and progressive regression of the nasal granulomatous growths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Veterinary College, University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jagannath
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prem
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel