In Vitro Activities of Dithiocarbamate Derivatives against <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i> Metacestode Vesicles

In Vitro Activities of Dithiocarbamate Derivatives against <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i> Metacestode Vesicles

The metacestode stage of the fox tapeworm <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i> causes the severe zoonotic disease alveolar echinococcosis. New treatment options are urgently needed. Disulfiram and dithiocarbamates were previously shown to exhibit activity against the trematode <i>Sch...

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Main Authors: Marc Kaethner, Georg Rennar, Tom Gallinger, Tobias Kämpfer, Andrew Hemphill, Patrick Mäder, Ana Luque-Gómez, Martin Schlitzer, Britta Lundström-Stadelmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
<i>Echinococcus</i>
platyhelminth
drug treatment
in vitro drug screening
disulfiram
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/12/517

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