Influence of exposure history on the immunology and development of resistance to human Schistosomiasis mansoni.

<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies suggest that humans can acquire immunity to reinfection with schistosomes, most probably due to immunologic mechanisms acquired after exposure to dying schistosome worms.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We followed longitudinally two...

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Main Authors: Carla L Black, Pauline N M Mwinzi, Erick M O Muok, Bernard Abudho, Colin M Fitzsimmons, David W Dunne, Diana M S Karanja, W Evan Secor, Daniel G Colley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20351784/?tool=EBI