An immunomics approach to schistosome antigen discovery: antibody signatures of naturally resistant and chronically infected individuals from endemic areas.

An immunomics approach to schistosome antigen discovery: antibody signatures of naturally resistant and chronically infected individuals from endemic areas.

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that is responsible for almost 300,000 deaths annually. Mass drug administration (MDA) is used worldwide for the control of schistosomiasis, but chemotherapy fails to prevent reinfection with schistosomes, so MDA alone is not sufficient to eliminate th...

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Main Authors: Soraya Gaze, Patrick Driguez, Mark S Pearson, Tiago Mendes, Denise L Doolan, Angela Trieu, Donald P McManus, Geoffrey N Gobert, Maria Victoria Periago, Rodrigo Correa Oliveira, Fernanda C Cardoso, Guilherme Oliveira, Rie Nakajima, Al Jasinskas, Chris Hung, Li Liang, Jozelyn Pablo, Jeffrey M Bethony, Philip L Felgner, Alex Loukas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004033&type=printable
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