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The efficacy of emodepside plus toltrazuril (Pro-and between 4 and 655 worms for hookworms. The cox® oral suspension for dogs) against different studies demonstrated 100 % efficacy of emodepside/ species of gastrointestinal nematodes (Toxocara toltrazuril suspension against mature adult, ≥94.7% canis, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria steno-efficacy against immature adult and 99.3 % efficacy cephala) was evaluated in nine randomised, against the L4 larval stage of T. canis. The efficacy blinded and placebo-controlled laboratory studies against mature adult A. caninum was ≥ 99.5 % and in naturally or experimentally infected dogs. The the efficacy against mature adult U. stenocephala product was used at the proposed minimum dose was 100 %. All differences between treatment and of 0.45 mg emodepside and 9 mg toltrazuril per control groups were statistically significant and no kg body weight. Efficacy was calculated based on gender effect was found. It can be concluded that the worm counts after necropsy.
Worm burdens in the control dogs ranged between 0 and 409 worms of the respective stage for T. canis and between 4 and 655 worms for hookworms. The studies demonstrated 100 % efficacy of emodepside/toltrazuril suspension against mature adult, ≥ 94.7 % efficacy against immature adult and 99.3 % efficacy against the L4 larval stage of T. canis. The efficacy against mature adult A. caninum was ≥ 99.5 % and the efficacy against mature adult U. stenocephala was 100 %. All differences between treatment and control groups were statistically significant and no gender effect was found. It can be concluded that the emodepside/toltrazuril suspension represents a safe and highly effective product in dogs with nematode (T. canis, hookworms) infection.
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Schimmel, A., Schroeder, I., Altreuther, G. et al. Efficacy of Emodepside plus Toltrazuril (Procox® Oral Suspension for Dogs) against Toxocara canis, Uncinaria stenocephala and Ancylostoma caninum in Dogs. Parasitol Res 109 (Suppl 1), 1–8 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2397-1
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