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The effect of Ceftriaxone on deformation and vomiting in oriental leech Hirudo orientalis
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Sepide Firouzbakhsh *   , Sajede Heidari , Mobin Maghsudlu kamali , Mohammad Sudagar |
| Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources |
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| Out of approximately 700 species of leeches identified worldwide, only 15 are used as medical leeches in traditional medicine, modern medicine, pharmacy, and the production of cosmetics and health products. Farmed leeches are fed with the blood of mammals such as cows, sheep, camels, ostriches, etc. After feeding on blood, some leeches vomit blood. Also, some of them suffer from deformities or body constrictions, which are usually seen in the form of sausages, beads, hourglasses, and jars. In this study, to prevent body constrictions and vomiting of blood by oriental leeches and to improve leeches, ceftriaxone was used at a dose of one gram dissolved in water after blood was given to the leeches. For this purpose, 75 pieces of oriental leeches in matchbox, cosmetic, and medical sizes, 25 pieces each, were distributed in ten-liter pots. A vial of ceftriaxone at a dose of one gram was dissolved in three liters of chlorine-free water. After feeding the leeches with blood, three ccs of this solution were added to the containers containing matchstick, cosmetic, and medical leeches. After twenty-four hours, the water holding the leeches was changed and ceftriaxone was repeated at the previous doses. This procedure continued for five days. To determine the effect of ceftriaxone on improving the deformity or banding of the leech body, imaging was performed on different days. After two weeks, a decrease in the bending and deformation of the leeches' bodies and improvement of the banded and deformed leeches were observed. The results showed that about 70 to 90 percent of the leeches improved after using ceftriaxone. Also; after using ceftriaxone, vomiting of blood was not observed in the leeches after feeding with blood. The present study showed that the use of ceftriaxone can, in addition to preventing vomiting, reduce deformity (banding) in eastern leeches. |
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| Keywords: Leech, Deforming, Ceftriaxone, Vomiting blood |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/02/5 | Accepted: 2025/03/30 | Published: 2025/04/27
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