A highly expressed intestinal cysteine protease of Ancylostoma ceylanicum protects vaccinated hamsters from hookworm infection.

<h4>Background</h4>Human hookworms (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Ancylostoma ceylanicum) are intestinal blood-feeding parasites that infect ~500 million people worldwide and are among the leading causes of iron-deficiency anemia in the developing world. Drugs are useful...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Jason B Noon, Erich M Schwarz, Gary R Ostroff, Raffi V Aroian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007345