Phenotypic Evidence of Emerging Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus

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Mike Y. Osei‐Atweneboana · Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Kwablah Awadzi

Simon K. Attah

Daniel A. Boakye · Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

John O. Gyapong · Ghana Health Service

Roger K. Prichard · McGill University

Abstract

The results confirm that in some communities adult female worms were non-responsive or resistant to the anti-fecundity effects of multiple treatments with IVM. A scheme of the varied responses of the adult female worm to multiple treatments is proposed.

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Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Parasites and Host Interactions

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Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 5, Issue 3, pp. e998-e998

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000998

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Phenotypic Evidence of Emerging Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus

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