Efficacy of six anthelmintics against luminal stages of Baylisascaris procyonis in naturally infected raccoons (Procyon lotor).
The efficacy of six anthelmintics against natural infections of Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (n = 7 per drug) was determined in a series of critical tests. The drugs were given via moist cat food as a single dose or once daily for three consecutive days. Raccoons treated with pyrantel embonate (1 x 20 mg base kg-1 bodyweight (bwt.)), ivermectin (1 x 1 mg kg-1 bwt.), moxidectin (1 x 1 mg kg-1 bwt.), albendazole (3 x 50 mg kg-1 bwt.), fenbendazole (3 x 50 mg kg-1 bwt.) or flubendazole (3 x 22 mg kg-1 bwt.) expelled 1-198, 2-24, 2-14, 3-80, 2-70, or 2-35 B. procyonis stages, respectively, within the faeces. No roundworm was detected in any raccoon at post mortem examinations 7 days after the end of treatment. These results suggest that any of the six anthelmintics can be used at the dose rates tested in a deworming programme for captive raccoons.
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Institute of Parasitology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017162:Ascaridida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005273:Fenbendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018942:Macrolides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011716:Pyrantel Pamoate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides; D005273:Fenbendazole; D007559:Ivermectin; D011716:Pyrantel Pamoate; D008463:Mebendazole; D015766:Albendazole; C027837:moxidectin; C018945:flubendazole