Filaricidal properties of Lantana camara and Tamarindus indica extracts, and Lantadene A from L. camara against Onchocerca ochengi and Loa loa.

• Main Authors: Adela Ngwewondo (Author), Meng Wang (Author), Faustin Pascal T Manfo (Author), Moses Samje (Author), Jessie N'kam Ganin's (Author), Emmanuel Ndi (Author), Raymond J Andersen (Author), Fidelis Cho-Ngwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ivermectin is the only drug currently recommended for the treatment of onchocerciasis, the second leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. This drug kills only the first stage larvae-microfilariae (mf) of Onchocerca volvulus and is to be used cautiously in areas where Loa loa is prevalent...