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of parasites, especially nematodes or roundworms, a major
cause of economic losses in agriculture as well as morbidity and mortality in humans and domestic animals. |
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Crop Protection
Parasitic roundworms like root knot and cyst nematode are one of the world's major
agricultural pests, causing an estimated $80 billion in worldwide crop damage annually. |
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Veterinary Medicine
Parasites are major sources of lost productivity in livestock and cause life-threatening
diseases in dogs and cats. |
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Human Health
Nematodes infect billions of people causing substantial morbidity like anemia from hookworm
and elephantiasis from filarial worms. |
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