Story of Ivermectin Nobel Prize

Ivermectin is a more effective modified form of Avermectin. Avermectin was discovered by Satoshi Omura and William C Campbell. They were awarded the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015. Let's review the fascinating story of Ivermectin discovery and its benefit to humanity.

Press release
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2015/press-release/

CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/index.html

Filariasis (Elephantiasis and Hydrocele)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchereria_bancrofti

River blindness (Onchocerciasis)a
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchocerciasis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchocerca_volvulus

Streptomyces - the benefactor of the human race
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptomyces

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