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Targeting cattle for malaria elimination: marked reduction of Anopheles arabiensis survival for over six months using a slow-release ivermectin implant formulation

BACKGROUND: Mosquitoes that feed on animals can survive and mediate residual transmission of malaria even after most humans have been protected with insecticidal bednets or indoor residual sprays. Ivermectin is a widely-used drug for treating parasites of humans and animals that is also insecticidal...

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Autores principales: Chaccour, Carlos J., Ngha’bi, Kija, Abizanda, Gloria, Irigoyen Barrio, Angel, Aldaz, Azucena, Okumu, Fredros, Slater, Hannah, Del Pozo, Jose Luis, Killeen, Gerry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5935946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29728135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2872-y