Researchers have discovered what could be the first major new class of drugs in 25 years for treating animals infested with parasitic nematodes.
Three main classes of drugs have been used for decades, and nematode resistance is now widespread, says Ronald Kaminsky of the Novartis Animal Health Research Center in St. Aubin, Switzerland.
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