Efficacy of subcutaneous doses and a new oral amorphous solid dispersion formulation of flubendazole on male jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) infected with the filarial nematode Brugia pahangi.

Efficacy of subcutaneous doses and a new oral amorphous solid dispersion formulation of flubendazole on male jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) infected with the filarial nematode Brugia pahangi.

River blindness and lymphatic filariasis are two filarial diseases that globally affect millions of people mostly in impoverished countries. Current mass drug administration programs rely on drugs that primarily target the microfilariae, which are released from adult female worms. The female worms c...

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Main Authors: Chelsea Fischer, Iosune Ibiricu Urriza, Christina A Bulman, K C Lim, Jiri Gut, Sophie Lachau-Durand, Marc Engelen, Ludo Quirynen, Fetene Tekle, Benny Baeten, Brenda Beerntsen, Sara Lustigman, Judy Sakanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006787

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006787

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