On the importance of targeting parasite stem cells in anti-echinococcosis drug development

The life-threatening diseases alveolar and cystic echinococcoses are caused by larvae of the tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus, respectively. In both cases, intermediate hosts, such as humans, are infected by oral uptake of oncosphere larvae, followed by asexual multiplication...

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Main Authors: Brehm Klaus, Koziol Uriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014070