The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Jul 2001
Comparative Study Clinical TrialProtection of pigs with cysticercosis from further infections after treatment with oxfendazole.
Cysticercosis, the infection by the larvae of Taenia solium, is a major cause of acquired epilepsy in the world; it also causes significant economic loss because of contaminated pork. This disease is endemic in most developing countries and no control strategy has yet been proven efficient and sustainable. ⋯ Only minute residual scars were detected in the carcasses of oxfendazole-treated pigs. Pigs with cysticercosis, once treated with oxfendazole, are protected from new infections for at least three months.