What are the effective drugs against Echinococcus bacteria which produces hydatid cyst disease in human body.

Albendazole and mebendazole are the only anthelmintics effective against cystic echinococcosis. Albendazole is the drug of choice against this disease because its degree of systemic absorption and penetration into hydatid cysts is superior to that of mebendazole.
 
Chemotherapy, cyst puncture, and PAIR (percutaneous aspiration, injection of chemicals and reaspiration) have been used to replace surgery as effective treatments for cystic echinococcosis. However, surgery remains the most effective treatment to remove the cyst and can lead to a complete cure.
 
E. multilocularis is treated with praziquantel, the same medication that is used to treat other tapeworm species. This medication can be given by mouth or as an injection. In rare cases, dogs may develop internal cysts related to E.
 
Although mebendazole, the first benzoimidazole used, has some beneficial effects on the disease in selected patients, it has also been associated with treatment failure in some cases, perhaps because of its poor absorption. Albendazole, a more recently developed benzoimidazole, is more effective than mebendazole.
 
Prevention measures include limiting the areas where dogs are allowed and preventing animals from consuming meat infected with cysts.
  1. Prevent dogs from feeding on the carcasses of infected sheep.
  2. Control stray dog populations.
  3. Restrict home slaughter of sheep and other livestock.
 
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