Diethylcarbamazine ( DEC ) also has been used in treating filarial infections.
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"M . perstans " is one of the most difficult human filarial infections to treat.
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Coinfection also has singficant implications for treatment, because efficacious drugs for " M . perstans " are different from those for most filarial infections.
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At times, they can be observed during a laparotomy . " M . perstans " often occurs with other filarial infections, such as onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
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"Acanthocheilonema viteae ", previously " Dipetalonema viteae ", is a rodent filarial worm that is often used as a model to study human filarial infections.