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Praziquantel: An Efficacious Pharmaceutical Compound to Treat Human and Animal Infections Due to Trematodes and Cestodes

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The anthelminthic compound praziquantel acts against flatworms (platyhelminthes) like tapeworms and bloodsucking worms (trematodes) in case they have infected humans or animals. The present chapter shows its history and ongoing activity.

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    Literature on early detections on the efficacy of praziquantel in chronological order showing some of the huge number of initial cooperations of international groups with scientists of Bayer Company, Leverkusen, Germany.

Bibliography: History of important tests of efficacy

Literature on early detections on the efficacy of praziquantel in chronological order showing some of the huge number of initial cooperations of international groups with scientists of Bayer Company, Leverkusen, Germany.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

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  1. Departments of Zoology and Paleontology and Evolution, State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Trevor N. Petney

  2. Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute, Biodiversity and Conservation Research Unit, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand

    Weerachai Saijuntha

  3. Department of Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

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Mehlhorn, H. (2021). Praziquantel: An Efficacious Pharmaceutical Compound to Treat Human and Animal Infections Due to Trematodes and Cestodes. In: Petney, T.N., Saijuntha, W., Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Biodiversity of Southeast Asian Parasites and Vectors causing Human Disease. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71161-0_10

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