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Phenotypic Evidence of Emerging Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus
BACKGROUND: Ivermectin (IVM) has been used in Ghana for over two decades for onchocerciasis control. In recent years there have been reports of persistent microfilaridermias despite multiple treatments. This has necessitated a reexamination of its microfilaricidal and suppressive effects on reproduc...
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066159/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21468315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000998 |