Acknowledgement
We are grateful to the staff of Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul, Korea who helped this study. We dedicate this review article to late Prof. Emer. HanJong Rim, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, a pioneer of anthelmintics and parasitology research, who recently passed away.
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