Studies of model organisms have provided important insights into how natural genetic
differences shape trait variation. These discoveries are driven by the growing availability of …

Microsporidia are fungal obligate intracellular pathogens, which infect most animals and
cause microsporidiosis. Despite the serious threat that microsporidia pose to humans and …

The ascarids are a large group of parasitic nematodes that infect a wide range of animal
species. In humans, they cause neglected diseases of poverty; many animal parasites also …

Albendazole (a benzimidazole) and ivermectin (a macrocyclic lactone) are the two most
commonly co-administered anthelmintic drugs in mass-drug administration programs …

Praziquantel (PZQ) is currently the only approved drug for treating clonorchiasis, but its poor
efficacy against Clonorchis sinensis larvae has highlighted the need to develop newer …

Benzimidazole (BZ) anthelmintics are among the most important treatments for parasitic
nematode infections in the developing world. Widespread BZ resistance in veterinary …

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date
reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology …

Parasitic nematodes infect billions of people and are mainly controlled by anthelmintic mass
drug administration (MDA). While there are growing efforts to better understand mechanisms …

Anthelmintic drugs are used to treat parasitic roundworm and flatworm infections in humans
and other animals. Caenorhabditis elegans is an established model to investigate …

Benzimidazole (BZ) anthelmintics are among the most important treatments for parasitic
nematode infections in the developing world. Widespread BZ resistance in veterinary …