Praziquantel: its use in control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and current research needs
Praziquantel: its use in control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and current research needs
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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English
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) has become virtually the sole basis of schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, and the drug is reviewed here in the context of the increasing rate that it is being used for this purpose. Attention is drawn to our relative lack of knowledge about the mechanisms of action of PZQ at the molecular...
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Praziquantel: its use in control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and current research needs
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_734136908
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_734136908
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0031-1820
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1469-8161
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10.1017/S0031182009000493
