Exploring the potential role of the schistosome cercarial elastase as a candidate vaccine for schistosomiasis

An effective vaccine against schistosomiasis remains an unfulfilled goal. A concept I am investigating is to target immune responses at molecules that are poorly immunogenic during normal infection, as such antigens might be the Achilles' heel of the organism. The Schistosoma mansoni cercarial...

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Main Author: El Faham, Marwa
Published: University of Nottingham 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.581996