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Effect of Ingested Garlic on Necator Americanus and Ancylostoma Caninum
Gregorio J. Bastidas
Gregorio J. Bastidas
Department of Parasitology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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A man weighing 80 kg and infected with Necator americanus and a young dog weighing 10 kg and infected with Ancylostoma caninum were given known quantities of raw garlic mixed with the food for periods of 5 days. Ingestion of 9 to 14 g daily (54 g total) or 15 to 21 g daily (89 g total) had no evident effect on the output of eggs by Necator. Similarly, ingestion of 7 to 10 g daily (46 g total) had no evident effect on the rate of egg production by Ancylostoma. However, there was a significant reduction in the number of larvae of both species developing in fecal cultures made during the period of garlic ingestion. Normal levels were observed within 2 days after termination of intake of garlic. Dead eggs in various stages of development were found in the cultures.
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Present address: Division de Anquilostomiasis y Otras Helmintiasis, Ministerio de Sanidad y Asistencia Social, Maracay, Venezuela.
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