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In this chapter, antiparasitic therapy is organized into five categories: (1) agents active against luminal protozoans, (2) agents active against the kinetoplastid protozoans, (3) agents active against malarial parasites, (4) antibacterial agents with antiprotozoan activity, and (5) anthelmintics. These divisions…

Clonorchis, Opisthorchis, Fasciola, and Paragonimus Species

Liver and lung trematodes are hermaphroditic, zoonotic flukes that use snails as intermediate hosts ( Table 284.1 ). Snails are infected by eggs in feces passed into the environment by humans and other mammals. The snails release cercariae that encyst…

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Antiparasitic Agents

Clonorchis, Opisthorchis, Fasciola, and Paragonimus Species