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Anthelmintic resistance in human helminths: a review
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We briefly review reports on drug resistance in human helminths and compare the factors which contribute to the development of anthelmintic resistance in livestock and man, i.e. high treatment frequency, single‐drug regimens, targeting and timing of mass treatments and underdosing. Conclusions are drawn from the mistakes in the treatment and control of livestock helminths. The advantages and inconveniences of current methods for the detection of drug resistance in helminths of livestock are discussed and some suggestions are put forward to standardize the tests for the detection of resistance in human helminths. Finally, based on veterinary experience, some recommendations are made to reduce the risks of development of drug resistance in human helminths. The dramatic and rapid spread of resistance to all major classes of veterinary anthelmintics should be a warning against too strong a reliance on drugs in helminth control programmes.
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- Geerts, S., & Gryseels, B.
- Affiliations
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Geerts, S.
- ORCID
- Geerts, S.
- Venue
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2001-11
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 915-921
- ISSN
- 1360-2276 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-3156
- OpenAlex
- W2128079521
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- FWCI
- 2.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Tropical Medicine & International Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Helminth infection and control
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Keywords
- anthelmintic resistance, human helminths, mass drug administration, treatment frequency, underdosing, drug resistance detection, veterinary anthelmintics
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Anthelmintics, Drug Resistance, Helminthiasis, Helminths, Humans, Species Specificity, Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
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