Development and validation of an Onchocerca ochengi adult male worm gerbil model for macrofilaricidal drug screening.

Fidelis Cho-NgwaGlory Enjong MbahRene Bilingwe AyisehEmmanuel Menang NdiElvis MonyaIrene Memeh TumanjongEvans Ngandung MainsahJudy SakanariSara Lustigman

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)

We have developed and validated a novel gerbil O. ochengi adult male worm model for testing new macrofilaricidal drugs in vivo. It was also used to determine the efficacy of oxfendazole in vivo.

Keyphrases

cerebral ischemia
emergency department
drug induced
young adults