Controlling diseases caused by trichomonadida
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to the use of nifurtimox for the treatment of diseases caused by trichomonads, such as, for example, histomoniasis, in particular in turkeys.
1. A method of treating a disease caused by a Trichomonadida species in an animal comprising administering to the animal in need thereof a pharmaceutical formulation comprising nifurtimox.
2. A method of treating a disease caused by a Histomonadin an animal comprising administering to the animal in need thereof a pharmaceutical formulation comprising nifurtimox.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the Histomonad is Histomonas meleagridis.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Trichomonadida species is of the genus Trichomonas.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Trichomonadida species is of the genus Tritrichomonas.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation further comprises an anthelmintic.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the anthelmintic comprises a cyclodepsipeptide.
8. The method of claim 3 wherein the cyclodepsipeptide comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of PF1022, PF1022A, PF1022-221, salts thereof, and solvates thereof.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the anthelmintic comprises a benzimidazole or probenzimidazole.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animal is poultry.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation comprising nifurtimox is administered orally to the animal.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation comprising nifurtimox is administered to the animal by mixing into the animal's feed or drinking water.
13. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation further comprises an anthelmintic.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the anthelmintic comprises a cyclodepsipeptide.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the cyclodepsipeptide comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of PF1022, PF1022A, PF1022-221, salts thereof, and solvates thereof.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the anthelmintic comprises a benzimidazole or probenzimidazole.
17. The method of claim 2 , wherein the animal is poultry.
18. The method of claim 2 , wherein the animal is a turkey.
19. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation comprising nifurtimox is administered orally to the animal.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation comprising nifurtimox is administered to the animal by mixing into the animal's feed or drinking water.