Heartworms, macrocyclic lactones, and the specter of resistance to prevention in the United States Full Text
Parasites & Vectors, 07/11/2012
Bowman DD et al. – As more work is being done in this area of great concern relative to the protection of dogs from infection using this class of preventives, it seems timely to summarize what is known about heartworms, their potential resistance to treatment, and the means of selecting for resistance genes in populations of this helminth in the laboratory and in the field.



