Chemoprophylaxis of Onchocerca infections: In a controlled, prospective study ivermectin prevents calves becoming infected with O. ochengi

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 195-199

  Tchakoute V L ^a   Bronsvoort, M ^a   Tanya, V ^b   Renz, A ^c   Trees, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Inst de Rech Zootech/Veterinaires   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Ivermectin; Onchocerca ochengi; Onchocerciasis

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CATTLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIASIS; NEMATODE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA OCHENGI; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0032892057     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003680     Document Type: Article

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