Washington University School of Medicine: Faster Route to Eliminating Parasitic Infection Endemic to Africa
May 08, 2025
May 08, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 8 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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A faster route to eliminating parasitic infection endemic to Africa
In a clinical trial, researchers find moxidectin, a new medicine for river blindness, also works for lymphatic filariasis
Tens of millions of people in Africa are infected by parasitic worms that cause lymphatic filariasis (also called elephantiasis), a disease th . . .
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A faster route to eliminating parasitic infection endemic to Africa
In a clinical trial, researchers find moxidectin, a new medicine for river blindness, also works for lymphatic filariasis
Tens of millions of people in Africa are infected by parasitic worms that cause lymphatic filariasis (also called elephantiasis), a disease th . . .