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Table 3.

Effect of the praziquantel, mefloquine and combined treatment on tissue egg load

Animal groups	Mean number of ova/g ± SD		Mean total ova count	% Reduction of total ova count
Animal groups	Liver	Intestine	Mean total ova count	% Reduction of total ova count
Group I	28,965 ± 6,103	18,827 ± 4,477	47,792
Group IIm	14,562 ± 7,928	3,082 ±742	17,644	63.08
Group IIp	7,463 ± 1,135	986 ± 750	8,449	82.32
Group IIpm	2,147 ± 463	1,061 ± 554	3,208	93.28

Group I infected untreated, group IIm infected treated with 400 mg/kg mefloquine, group IIp infected treated with praziquantel 1,000 mg/kg/2 days, group IIpm infected treated with 200 mg/kg mefloquine and 500 mg/kg, SD standard deviation