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Correlation between loss of efficacy of macrocyclic lactone heartworm anthelmintics and P-glycoprotein genotype.
Veterinary parasitology - 22 Mar 2011
Bourguinat Catherine, Keller Kathy, Blagburn Byron, Schenker Rudolf, Geary Timothy G, Prichard Roger K
Abstract excerpt
Macrocyclic lactone (ML) molecules have been used for heartworm control for more than 25 years. However, in recent years, there have been reports of loss of efficacy of ML heartworm preventatives against Dirofilaria immitis in some locations in the United States. Macrocyclic lactone resistance is a common problem in nematode parasites of livestock, and more recently, evidence of ivermectin resistance has been...
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