Drinking water ivermectin treatment for eradication of pinworm infections from laboratory rat colonies

Lytvynets, A.; Langrová, I.; Lachout, J.; Vadlejch, J.; Fučíková, A.; Jankovská, I.

doi:10.2478/s11687-010-0036-5

Abstract

The effects of ivermectin were studied in laboratory rats naturally infected with the pinworm Syphacia muris. Ivermectin was administered over four 5-days periods in drinking water; the ivermectin dose was 2.5 mg/kg of body weight per day. All the rats were weighed every five days and their ova production was monitored by a cellophane — tape test. Every fifth day six males and six females from the experimental group were euthanized and examined for adult pinworms and larvae. The rats’ health condition, behaviour and consumption of food and water were monitored every day. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of orally administered ivermectin as a treatment against adult pinworms and their larvae in laboratory rat colonies.

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Drinking water ivermectin treatment for eradication of pinworm infections from laboratory rat colonies

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