Fig. 2

Activity of ketamine on the reduction of A. ceylanicum worm burden in hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). a Recovered worm burden from hamster intestines. Bars indicated by the same letter signify that there was no statistically significant difference, according to the Tukey’s test (P ˃ 0.05). Results were plotted as the mean ± standard deviation. b Mean EPG values of the animals in their treatment groups, before (18th day) and after (24th day) the treatment had begun, significant differences, according to Bonferroni correlation (P < 0.01), were only present in the albendazole 0.6 mg and ketamine 6 mg