Ticks, ivermectin, and experimental Chagas disease

Following an infestation of dogticks in kennels housing dogs used for long-term studies of the pathogenesis of Chagas disease, we examined the effect of ivermectin treatment on the dogs, ticks, trypanosome parasites, and also on triatomine vectors of Chagas disease. Ivermectin treatment was highly e...

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Main Authors: João Carlos Pinto Dias, Christopher J Schofield, Evandro MM Machado, Alexandre José Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000800002