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Filaricidal properties of Lantana camara and Tamarindus indica extracts, and Lantadene A from L. camara against Onchocerca ochengi and Loa loa
BACKGROUND: Ivermectin is the only drug currently recommended for the treatment of onchocerciasis, the second leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. This drug kills only the first stage larvae—microfilariae (mf) of Onchocerca volvulus and is to be used cautiously in areas where Loa loa...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29897908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006565 |