The New York Times has published a report on the use of ivermectin to curb malaria in domestic animals. According to the reference letter American newspaper, the recent meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Philadelphia (USA) allowed researchers to explain how to implant two small silicon rods with a stable dose of ivermectin under the skin of pigs, since many poor farmers keep their animals indoors to protect them from predators and thieves, a internship that can facilitate the transmission of malaria.

In the article it is added that, as stated by the researcher of the high school of Tropical Health of the University of Navarra Carlos Chaccour, the necessary dose of ivermectin depends on the animal species and that it is necessary to test this application in other domestic animals such as goats or camels. Also, the researcher warns in the article that the ivermectin treatment should be cancelled before slaughtering the animal for food, since, for example in the case of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, animals are required to stop any antiparasitic treatment 90 days before slaughter.

• article in The New York Times