Vaccine strategies against schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, the second major parasitic disease in the world after malaria affects at least 200 million people, 500 million being exposed to the risk of infection. It is widely agreed that a vaccine strategy wich could lead to the induction of effector mechanisms reducing the level of reinfectio...

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Main Authors: A. Capron, J. P. Dessaint, M. Capron, R. J. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1992-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
IgE
IgA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000900001