infectious diseases
Fascioliasis
Treatment of Fascioliasis
Triclabendazoleor possiblynitazoxanide Treatment of fascioliasis for patients ≥ 6 years of age is with 2 doses of 10 mg/kgtriclabendazolegiven 12 hours apart, orally with food.Nitazoxanide500 mg orally twice a day for 7 days may be effective, but the data are limited. Treatment failures are common withpraziquantel; it is not recommended. In some patients, extraction of adult flukes from the biliary tract by ERCP may be useful. Prevention involves not eating watercress or other freshwater plants in regions whereF. hepaticais endemic. Family members of infected people should be evaluated for fascioliasis. 