Zainuddin, Zainal-Zahari and Abdullah, Mohd Tajuddin and Topani, Rahmat (1991) Praziquantel in treating lung flukes (Paragonimus westermanii) in a Malayan tiger at Zoo Melaka. [Journal / Magazine]
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Abstract
Paragonimus westermanii is found in 80% of the Malayan tigers caught from the wild. The adult flukes are encysted within the lung parenchyma and damages the organ at the later stage of infection. In a Malayan tiger that was previously treated with oral praziquantel, cysts containing the adult flukes were recovered from the lungs during autopsy. Treatment with oral praiquantel at a dose of 20 mg/kg is only effective in eliminating the eggs from the feces but fail to kill the adult parasites.
| Item Type: | Journal / Magazine |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Zainuddin, Zainal-Zahari and Abdullah, Mohd Tajuddin and Topani, Rahmat |
| Title: | Praziquantel in treating lung flukes (Paragonimus westermanii) in a Malayan tiger at Zoo Melaka |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Location: | Department of Wildlife and National Parks - Perhilitan website |
| Publication: | Department of Wildlife and National Parks - Perhilitan |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Physical Description: | 89p. |
| Additional Information: | Page :12-16 |
| Agency Name: | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2019 07:46 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2019 07:46 |
| URI: | http://myagric.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14568 |
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