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UMF-078: A modified flubendazole with potent macrofilaricidal activity against Onchocerca ochengi in African cattle
BACKGROUND: Human onchocerciasis or river blindness, caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, is currently controlled using the microfilaricidal drug, ivermectin. However, ivermectin does not kill adult O. volvulus, and in areas with less than 65% ivermectin coverage of the population, t...
Autores principales: | deC Bronsvoort, Barend M, Makepeace, Benjamin L, Renz, Alfons, Tanya, Vincent N, Fleckenstein, Lawrence, Ekale, David, Trees, Alexander J |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2464590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18570639 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-1-18 |
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