The efficacy of ivermectin against Strongyloides westeri in foals.
Seven foals naturally infected with Strongyloides westeri were injected intramuscularly with ivermectin at a dosage rate of 200 mcg per kg body weight. No adverse effects to treatment were observed. Weekly faecal egg counts showed a greater than 99 per cent reduction of S. westeri egg output compared with 7 untreated foals during the 21 days following treatment.
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D007559:Ivermectin; D007783:Lactones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D007783:Lactones; D007559:Ivermectin