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A rotifer-derived paralytic compound prevents transmission of schistosomiasis to a mammalian host

Schistosomes are parasitic flatworms that infect over 200 million people, causing the neglected tropical disease, schistosomiasis. A single drug, praziquantel, is used to treat schistosome infection. Limitations in mass drug administration programs and the emergence of schistosomiasis in nontropical...

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Autores principales: Gao, Jiarong, Yang, Ning, Lewis, Fred A., Yau, Peter, Collins, James J., Sweedler, Jonathan V., Newmark, Phillip A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6797223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31622335
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000485