Minimum effective dose of praziquantel in the treatment of Hymenolepis nana

The present study was designed to investigate the effect of different doses of praziquantel in the treatment of Hymenolepis nana among primary school children to define the minimum effective therapeutic dose. Five dose levels were tried, namely 25, 20, 15, 10 and 5 mg/kg body weight as a single oral dose. The results of this study indicated that 10 mg/kg body weight was the minimum accepted dose against H. nana

microfilaria in a stray cat from Assiut, Egypt

During a survey for helminth parasites among stray cats in Assiut area, microfilariae were detected. The morphology of the microfilarias was described