TABLE 1.

Assessment of E. multilocularis metacestode viability after MBZ treatment by infection of M. unguiculatus gerbils and RT-PCR for EM10

MBZ concn (μM)	Growth of treated metacestodes in infected animals	Detection of EM10 mRNA by RT-PCR
0.01	+	+
0.1	+	+
1	−	+
10	−	−