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Concern for <em>Dirofilaria immitis</em> and Macrocyclic Lactone Loss of Efficacy: Current Situation in the USA and Europe, and Future Scenarios
2021-08-17
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Dirofilaria immitis infection is one of the most severe parasitic diseases of dogs. Prevention is achieved by the administration of drugs containing macrocyclic lactones (MLs). These products are very safe and highly effective, targeting the third and fourth larval stages (L3, L4) of the parasite. Until 2011, claims of ineffectiveness of MLs, reported as “Lack of Efficacy” (LOE), were generally attribu...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7d29b1b6-89c1-563a-bb66-32d58a520648
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202108.0365.v1
