ReviewWater, air, and soil pollution2022
Effects of Avermectins on the Environment Based on Its Toxicity to Plants and Soil Invertebrates-a Review.
Review in Water, air, and soil pollution, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Pharmacokinetics of Moxidectin in Bare-Nosed Wombats (Vombatus ursinus) After Intravenous, Sub-Cutaneous and Transdermal Administration.Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026Article
- Ecotoxicity evaluation of thymol in tunneller dung beetles (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) as a natural alternative to ecotoxic anthelmintics.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2026Article
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- Efficacy of toxic sugar bait with ivermectin against two fly species (Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae) of medical and veterinary importance.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Case Report: Avermectin poisoning-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- Ivermectin in veterinary medicine: a narrative review of antiparasitic efficacy, resistance evolution, antiviral evidence, and One Health implications.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Does Ivermectin Pollute the Surroundings of Swine Farms?Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Interventions for Neglected Diseases Caused by Kinetoplastid Parasites: A One Health Approach to Drug Discovery, Development, and Deployment.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Experimental study on the effect of Ivermectin on cattle dung faunas in Eastern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Biotic interactions in soil and dung shape parasite transmission in temperate ruminant systems: An integrative framework.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2024Review
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- Ameliorative effects of silybin against avermectin-triggered carp spleen mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis through inhibition of PERK-ATF4-CHOP signaling pathway.Fish physiology and biochemistry · 2023Article
- Trapping Behaviour ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Avermectins are pharmaceutical drugs widely used mainly in livestock to combat both ectoparasites and endoparasites. Drugs belonging to this family include ivermectin, abamectin, doramectin, selamectin, eprinomectin, and emamectin benzoate, and they share similar chemical characteristics. When administered to livestock, between 80 and 98% of the drug is estimated to leave the body without being metabolized in feces, thus reaching the soil. For this reason, concern for avermectin contamination in soil is increasing, and researchers are focused on estimating the effects on non-target organisms, such as plants and soil invertebrates. This review aimed to compile and discuss updated data of avermectin toxicity on non-target organisms to better comprehend its effect on the environment. Effects on plants are scarcely studied, since they were not believed to absorb these drugs. However, recent studies suggest that plants can be negatively affected. Regarding soil invertebrates, negative effects such as increased mortality and reduced reproduction are best known to dung-beetles. Recently, some studies have also suggested that earthworms, springtails, and enchytraeids can be adversely affected by avermectin exposure. Since ivermectin was the first avermectin marketed, most of the data refers to this product. According to new data on scientific literature, avermectins can now be considered harmful to non-target organisms, and its prudent use is recommended in order to reduce negative effects on the environment. For future investigations, inclusion of avermectins other than ivermectin, as well as field and "omics" studies is suggested.
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