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. 2026 May 20;16:15741. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-46340-0

Table 2.

Viability status of Prohemistomum vivax encysted metacercariae (EMC) after praziquantel treatment.

Group Treatment Live EMC (%) (Mean ± SD) Degenerated EMC (%) (Mean ± SD) Dead EMC (%) (Mean ± SD)
G1 Control (0 mg/L) 95.6 ± 2.4 3.2 ± 1.1 1.2 ± 0.6
G2 0.5 mg/L (single dose) 78.4 ± 4.3 16.7 ± 3.2 4.9 ± 1.4
G3 2 mg/L (single dose) 62.1 ± 5.1 28.6 ± 4.4 9.3 ± 2.1
G4 3 mg/L (single dose) 45.7 ± 4.6 39.2 ± 3.8 15.1 ± 2.7
G5 0.5 mg/L (double dose) 56.3 ± 4.8 31.5 ± 4.1 12.2 ± 2.5
G6 2 mg/L (double dose) 28.9 ± 3.7 47.6 ± 4.5 23.5 ± 3.1
G7 3 mg/L (double dose) 12.4 ± 2.9