“The continued presence or rapid reappearance of eggs despite repeated treatment was found in mature horses in Germany. Egg shedding ceased only after mebendazole treatment,” Mr Knowles added.

The tests of mebendazole are part of a growing effort to take a fresh look at old medicines to see if they can be repurposed for new uses. I first learned about mebendazole several years back when ...

Dr. Symons and colleagues examined mebendazole, a medication that is used to treat parasitic pinworms and that in previous studies had been found to be effective in the treatment of glioma tumors.