Immune regulation during chronic visceral leishmaniasis.

Visceral leishmaniasis is a chronic parasitic disease associated with severe immune dysfunction. Treatment options are limited to relatively toxic drugs, and there is no vaccine for humans available. Hence, there is an urgent need to better understand immune responses following infection with Leishm...

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Main Authors: Rebecca J Faleiro, Rajiv Kumar, Louise M Hafner, Christian R Engwerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4091888?pdf=render