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Thiabendazole is rarely used now because:
A. It frequently produces incapacitating side
effects
B. It produces lower cure rates in intestinal
helminthiasis than mebendazole or albendazole
C. It needs pretreatment fasting and post treatment purgative
D. It is not active against roundworm and hookworm
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A. It frequently produces incapacitating side
effects
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