Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for the control of human soil-transmitted helminths?

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Published in Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist on October 14, 2011

Authors

Jozef Vercruysse1, Marco Albonico2, Jerzy M Behnke3, Andrew C Kotze4, Roger K Prichard5, James S McCarthy6, Antonio Montresor7, Bruno Levecke1

Author Affiliations

1: Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Laboratory of Parasitology, Merelbeke, Belgium.
2: Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Milan, Italy.
3: School of Biology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
4: Division of Livestock Industries, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, Australia.
5: Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
6: Queensland Institute for Medical Research, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.
7: Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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