Progress in researches of benzimidazole in treatment of echinococcosis / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Echinococcosis is a severe zoonosis parasitic disease and mainly caused by the larvae of Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis. Because of the limitation of operation level,such as recurrence and death,the drug treatment is still the most important method in our country. Meanwhile,the annual number of drug treatments is far greater than surgical treatments. Drugs play a significant role in the preoperative reduction of lesions,reducing pain,extending the life of patients .This article re-views the status of animals treatment and clinical treatment of echinococcosis treated by the benzimidazole drugs and their new formulations,provides the basis for exploring the development direction of anti-echinococcosis drug treatment research.