Development and validation of an Onchocerca ochengi adult male worm gerbil model for macrofilaricidal drug screening.
<h4>Background</h4>Onchocerciasis currently afflicts an estimated 15 million people and is the second leading infectious cause of blindness world-wide. The development of a macrofilaricide to cure the disease has been hindered by the lack of appropriate small laboratory animal models. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007556 |