Progress in the pharmacological treatment of human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis: Compounds and therapeutic targets.

Human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are helmintic zoonotic diseases caused by infections with the larval stages of the cestode parasites Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis, respectively. Both diseases are progressive and chronic, and often fatal if left unattended for E. multilocular...

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Main Authors: Mar Siles-Lucas, Adriano Casulli, Roberto Cirilli, David Carmena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5931691?pdf=render