Genetic Selection of Low Fertile Onchocerca volvulus by Ivermectin Treatment

BACKGROUND: Onchocerca volvulus is the causative agent of onchocerciasis, or “river blindness”. Ivermectin has been used for mass treatment of onchocerciasis for up to 18 years, and recently there have been reports of poor parasitological responses to the drug. Should ivermectin resistance be develo...

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Autores principales: Bourguinat, Catherine, Pion, Sébastien D. S., Kamgno, Joseph, Gardon, Jacques, Duke, Brian O. L., Boussinesq, Michel, Prichard, Roger K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2041821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17989786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000072

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2041821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17989786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000072

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