Effects of ivermectin on blood-feeding phlebotomus papatasi, and the promastigote stage of Leishmania major

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-52

  Hanafi, Hanafi A ^a   Szumlas, Daniel E ^a,d   Fryauff, David J ^a,e   El Hossary, Shabaan S ^a   Singer, Gamal A ^b   Osman, Samir G ^c   Watany, Noha ^a   Furman, Barry D ^a   Hoel, David F ^a,f  

^a ABBASSIA FEVER HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

^c Department of Research and Development   (Egypt)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ivermectin; Leishmania major; Phlebotomus papatasi

Indexed keywords

IVEEN; IVERMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; INSECT VECTORS; IVERMECTIN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MESOCRICETUS; PHLEBOTOMUS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NEMATODA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS;

EID: 79251610086     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0030     Document Type: Article

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