The emergence of macrocyclic lactone resistance in the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis

Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1249-1259

  Wolstenholme, Adrian J ^a   Evans, Christopher C ^a   Jimenez, Pablo D ^b,c   Moorhead, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Mews Studio ^*  (Colombia)

^c European Scientific Counsel for Companion Animal Parasites   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; ivermectin; refugia; resistance

Indexed keywords

AVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MELARSOMINE; MILBEMYCIN; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; LACTONE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CAT DISEASE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DOG; DOG DISEASES; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE; LACTONES;

EID: 84937811684     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118201500061X     Document Type: Review

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