Use of praziquantel for treatment of Diphyllobothrium sp infection in a dog

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1987 Mar 1;190(5):557-8.

Abstract

Eggs of a tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium sp (probably D dendriticum), were detected in feces of a healthy, 5-month-old, Siberian Husky. The dog acquired its infection in northern Canada while consuming a diet that included raw salmonid fish. Such fish serve as intermediate hosts for Diphyllobothrium spp. The infection was successfully eliminated by oral administration of a single dose of praziquantel (7.5 mg/kg of body weight.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diphyllobothriasis / drug therapy
  • Diphyllobothriasis / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Dogs
  • Female
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Praziquantel