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Genotyping of benzimidazole resistance using β-tubulin isotype 1 marker in Haemonchus contortus of sheep and goats in Paraná, Southern Brazil.
Journal of helminthology - 10 Dec 2024
do Prado C Melchior, Rodrigues J Ferreira Vasconcelos, Frota G A, Vieira D L, Monteiro J P, Molento M Beltrão
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Haemonchus contortus is one of the most pathogenic gastrointestinal parasites that infect small ruminants. The indiscriminate use of anthelmintics (i.e., benzimidazole class, BZ) to control infections has led to the reduction of drug efficacy in H. contortus populations worldwide. Resistance to BZ is associated with high frequencies of single nucleotide polymorphisms at F200Y, F167Y, and E198A positions of the...
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