Brugia malayi infection in ferrets - A small mammal model of lymphatic filariasis.

The lack of effective short-course therapies for treatment of the adult stage of filarial worms is a major limitation in the global effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Studies using current small mammal models of lymphatic filariasis are limited by difficulties in quantifying adult worm number...

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Main Authors: Belinda M Jackson-Thompson, So Young Kim, Shalini Jaiswal, Jessica R Scott, Scott R Jones, C Paul Morris, J Judd Fite, Karen Laurie, Andrew R Hoy, Bernard J Dardzinski, Edward Mitre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5895066?pdf=render