Immunopathological Aspects of Experimental Trypanosoma cruzi Reinfections

Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Besides the host-related factors, such as immune response and genetic background, the parasite, strain, and occurrences of reinfection episodes, may influence disease outcome. Our results demonstrate that both the primary infection and the rei...

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Main Authors: Juliana Reis Machado, Marcos Vinícius Silva, Diego Costa Borges, Crislaine Aparecida da Silva, Luis Eduardo Ramirez, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Lúcio Roberto Castellano, Virmondes Rodrigues, Denise Bertulucci Rocha Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/648715