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  • Title: Efficacy of praziquantel in the treatment of green sea turtles with spontaneous infection of cardiovascular flukes.
    Author: Adnyana W, Ladds PW, Blair D.
    Journal: Aust Vet J; 1997 Jun; 75(6):405-7. PubMed ID: 9247687.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of praziquantel as a treatment for cardiovascular flukes in turtles. PROCEDURE: Six green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) spontaneously infected with cardiovascular flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) were treated orally with praziquantel, and necropsied 3 or 7 days later to look for flukes in the heart and major blood vessels. Six similar animals were maintained as untreated controls. RESULTS: Absence of flukes in treated, but not control turtles, indicated that a one day course of treatment at a dose rate of 3 x 50 mg/kg body weight is effective. CONCLUSION: This result should be of value for preventing disease in wild caught green turtles introduced into farms or aquaria.
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