UMF-078: A modified flubendazole with potent macrofilaricidal activity against <it>Onchocerca ochengi </it>in African cattle

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human onchocerciasis or river blindness, caused by the filarial nematode <it>Onchocerca volvulus</it>, is currently controlled using the microfilaricidal drug, ivermectin. However, ivermectin does not kill adult <it>...

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Main Authors: deC Bronsvoort Barend M, Makepeace Benjamin L, Renz Alfons, Tanya Vincent N, Fleckenstein Lawrence, Ekale David, Trees Alexander J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/1/1/18