Tratamiento con ivermectina de Cebus apella con Dipetalonema gracile / Annual Reports 1991 / Treatment of dipetalonema gracile in Cebus apella by invermectin

ABSTRACT

The microfilaricidal effect if invermectin was studied on Cebus apella infected with dipetalonema gracile in Paraguay. Nine monkeys were treated with ivermectin at the dosage of 200 ug/kg boby wieght by single subcutaneous injection. The significant reduction in microfilarial count after treatament with ivermectin was recognized (p<0.01). The change of blood picture of 9 monkeys infected with Dipetalonema gracile following treatment of ivermectin was also studied. The total WBC count was found to be significantly increased at 1 day after treatment. Differential count study showed that neutrphlilis increased in most menkeys. On the other hand, the significant change in eosinophil and lynphocite count was not observed