Retarded <it>Onchocerca volvulus </it>L1 to L3 larval development in the <it>Simulium damnosum </it>vector after anti-wolbachial treatment of the human host

Retarded <it>Onchocerca volvulus </it>L1 to L3 larval development in the <it>Simulium damnosum </it>vector after anti-wolbachial treatment of the human host

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The human parasite <it>Onchocerca volvulus </it>harbours <it>Wolbachia </it>endosymbionts essential for worm embryogenesis, larval development and adult survival. In this study, the development of <it>Wo...

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Main Authors: Albers Anna, Esum Mathias, Tendongfor Nicholas, Enyong Peter, Klarmann Ute, Wanji Samuel, Hoerauf Achim, Pfarr Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
<it>Onchocerca volvulus</it>
<it>Wolbachia</it>
doxycycline
development
onchocerciasis
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