Cargando…

Ivermectin treatment in humans for reducing malaria transmission

BACKGROUND: Malaria is transmitted through the bite of Plasmodium‐infected adult female Anopheles mosquitoes. Ivermectin, an anti‐parasitic drug, acts by killing mosquitoes that are exposed to the drug while feeding on the blood of people (known as blood feeds) who have ingested the drug. This effec...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Souza, Dziedzom K, Thomas, Rebecca, Bradley, John, Leyrat, Clemence, Boakye, Daniel A, Okebe, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8240090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34184757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013117.pub2