Effect of albendazole on enteral and parenteral phases of trichinella spiralis

ABSTRACT

Albendazole was administered after 24 hrs, 48 hrs, and 72 hrs post infection. The best results were obtained when the drug was given 24 hrs post infection, where no adult worms were found one week later. Larval count was performed to study the effect of the drug on the parenteral phase of infection. Albendazole was given at weekly intervals from the first to the 8th week after infection caused reduction in the larval count