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Use of anthelmintics to control fascioliasis in sheep in the Yemen Arab Republic

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Repeated use of modern anthelmintics gave good control of fascioliasis in sheep in a village in the inter-montane plain of the Yemen Arab Republic despite the presence on the same pasture of untreated animals. The sheep mainly acquired the infection during the drier winter season and it is probable that effective control could be achieved by regular treatment of all animals over that period.

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L'usage répété des anthelminthiques modernes s'est révélé un bon moyen de lutte contre la fasciolose du mouton dans un village situé dans la plaine intermontagneuse de la République Arabe du Yemen et ceci malgré la présence dans la même prairie d'animaux non-traités. Les moutons contractaient l'infection principalement pendant la saison hivernale plus séche et il est probable qu'on pourrait parvenir à une lutte efficace par un traitement régulier de tous les animaux pendant cette période.

Resumen

El uso repetido de antihelmínticos dió buen resultado en el control de fascioliasis en ovejas, en una aldea localizada en un valle intermontañoso de la República Arabe de Yemen, a pesar de la presencia de aimales infectados sin tratar. Las ovejas adquirieron la infección durante la estación invernal seca, siendo probable que se logre un control efectivo, mediante tratamientos regulares de todo los animales en invierno.

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Hosie, B.D. Use of anthelmintics to control fascioliasis in sheep in the Yemen Arab Republic. Trop Anim Health Prod 17, 248–251 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356989

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