Influence of anti-filarial chemotherapy strategies on the genetic structure of Wuchereria bancrofti populations

Lymphatic filarial (LF) parasites have been under anti-filarial drug pressure for more than half a century. Currently, annual mass drug administration (MDA) of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) or ivermectin in combination with albendazole (ALB) have been used globally to eliminate LF. Long-term chemotherapi...

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Main Authors: Dhamodharan Ramasamy, Hoti Sugeerappa Laxmanappa, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Kumar Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000200020&lng=en&tlng=en