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Cross-disciplinary approaches for measuring parasitic helminth viability and phenotype.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - 1 Jun 2011
Peak Emily, Hoffmann Karl F
Abstract excerpt
Parasitic worms (helminths) within the Phyla Nematoda and Platyhelminthes are responsible for some of the most debilitating and chronic infectious diseases of human and animal populations across the globe. As no subunit vaccine for any parasitic helminth is close to being developed, the frontline strategy for intervention is administration of therapeutic, anthelmintic drugs. Worryingly, and unsurprising due to...
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