There have been studies that show artemisinin also kills other types of parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii, which causes toxoplasmosis; Leishmania major, which causes leishmaniasis; and species of Babesia, which cause diseases resembling anemia in humans and animals.2 It has been effectively used against other parasitic infections as well5 and would make a great addition to any detox program. (drvitaminsolutions.com)
About 50 % of cats with heartworm disease will have evidence of enlarged pulmonary arteries on x-rays of their lungs.14 However, these findings can be found with other parasitic infections such as roundworms (Toxocara) and lungworms (Aelurostrongylus). (maddiesfund.org)
Ivermectin toxicity Many dogs can tolerate the low dose required to prevent heartworms but when ivermectin is used to treat the many other parasitic infections in dogs it is used at much higher doses and the likelihood of toxicity increases. (pethealthnetwork.com)