Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: Researchers identify chemical that suppresses parasite

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a chemical that suppresses the lethal form of a parasitic infection caused by roundworms that affects up to 100 million people and usually causes only mild symptoms. "The approach we used could be applied generally to any nematode parasite, not just this one type," said Dr. David Mangelsdorf, ["]

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