re: Fauci has basically been committing scaphism (the boats) on innocent beagles

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LSUJML I don’t know. It seems, based on the info in your comment, that the FDA/CDC puts a pretty high barrier to prescribing DEC for humans. I wonder if, perhaps, the CDC doesn’t permit its use at all for veterinary medicine

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Historically, DEC was widely used for heartworm prevention in dogs. It was given daily PO throughout the mosquito season to prevent patent infections. Before DEC use, dogs must first be cleared of adult heartworms and microfilariae to avoid an often fatal reaction. DEC has also been used to treat prepatent Dictyocaulus viviparus infections (see Lungworm Infection) in cattle, although it is relatively ineffective against the adult worms. It is routinely given IM at 22 mg/kg body wt for 3 consecutive days, although it is reported that one injection at 44 mg/kg provides better relief of clinical signs.

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