Answer: c) Rafoxanide
Fasciolosis/ Fascioliasis is parasitic worm infection caused
by common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. It is plant
borne infestation, it affects humans, but main host is cattle and sheep. Initially
it is asymptomatic, in later phases causes bile duct, gall bladder inflammation,
gall stones, fibrosis as well as jaundice and respiratory problems, it also
increases risk for cancer.
Rafoxanide is salicylanilide which is used in ruminant animals
as antifascioliasis.
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