Table 5.

Mean number of encysted T. spiralis larvae/one gram of mouse muscle when euthanized post each different regime of treatment (mean body weight = 32 g and n = 5).

Treated & control Group of mice		Dose of treatment	Mean ± SD	Treatment efficacy	The infectivity of the cyst
Group (I)	Infected Treated with Ag-NPs at 3rd, 4th and 5th dpi	21.5 mg/kg	45 ± 6.7*	86.61%	No
		21.5 mg/kg + MM 5 mg/kg	36.8 ± 5.45*	89.07%	No
	Albendazole 50 mg/kg		37.6 ± 4.97*	88.84%	No
	Infected untreated mice		336.8 ± 13.84	-	No
Group (II)	Infected Treated with Ag-NPs at 8th, 9th and 10th dpi	21.5 mg/kg	119.6 ± 7.16*	70.77%	Dead
		21.5 mg/kg + MM 5 mg/kg	105.2 ± 6.43*	74.29%	Dead
	Albendazole 50 mg/kg		111.4 ± 5.94*	72.78%	Dead
	Infected untreated mice		409.2 ± 25.59	-	Infective
Group (III)	Infected Treated with Ag-NPs at 33rd, 34th and 35th dpi	21.5 mg/kg	255.2 ± 28.33*	55.73%	Not infective
		21.5 mg/kg + MM 5 mg/kg	243.6 ± 16.52*	57.81%	Not infective
	Albendazole 50 mg/kg		268.8 ± 30.87*	53.47%	Infective
	Infected untreated mice		576.4 ± 42.16	-	Infective
Group (IV)	Control non-infected mice		0	0	No

*P-value < 0.001 statistically significant.