Dose-response study of ivermectin against Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae in dogs with naturally acquired infections
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Vol. 44 (3) , 475-477
- https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.1983.44.03.475
Abstract
SUMMARY: In dogs, ivermectin given as a single oral dose 6 weeks after they were treated with thiacetarsamide was highly efficacious against the microfilariae of Dirofilaria immitis. A dose of 0.2 mg of ivermectin/kg of body weight or 1 dose of 0.05 mg/kg appeared to completely clear microfilariae from the blood. A dose of 0.0125 mg/kg cleared microfilariae from 2 of 3 dogs, and even a dose of 0.00313 mg/kg resulted in substantial reduction of the microfilaremia.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: