Oral Peptide Vaccine against Hookworm Infection: Correlation of Antibody Titers with Protective Efficacy

Oral Peptide Vaccine against Hookworm Infection: Correlation of Antibody Titers with Protective Efficacy

Approximately 0.4 billion individuals worldwide are infected with hookworm. An effective vaccine is needed to not only improve the health of those affected and at high risk, but also to improve economic growth in disease-endemic areas. An ideal anti-hookworm therapeutic strategy for mass administrat...

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Main Authors: Ahmed O. Shalash, Luke Becker, Jieru Yang, Paul Giacomin, Mark Pearson, Waleed M. Hussein, Alex Loukas, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Istvan Toth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
aspartic protease-1
hookworm
infection challenge
oral vaccine
peptide-based vaccine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/9/1034

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