Praziquantel sensitivity of Kenyan Schistosoma mansoni isolates and the generation of a laboratory strain with reduced susceptibility to the drug
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by blood-dwelling flukes of the genus Schistosoma. While the disease may affect as many as 249 million people, treatment largely relies on a single drug, praziquantel. The near exclusive use of this drug for such a prevalent disease has led to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320714000293 |