Development and validation of an Onchocerca ochengi microfilarial hamster model for onchocerciasis drug screens

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis, caused by the parasitic nematode, Onchocerca volvulus afflicts some 37 million people worldwide, and is the second leading infectious cause of blindness globally. The only currently recommended drug for treatment of the disease, ivermectin, is only microfilaricidal and ha...

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Autores principales: Mbah, Glory Enjong, Ayiseh, Rene Bilingwe, Cho-Ngwa, Fidelis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27515037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1753-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27515037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1753-2

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