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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20351784/?tool=EBI |