The Schistosomiasis Vaccine - It Is Time to Stand Up

• Main Author: Ahmad Ali Othman (auth)
• Other Authors: Donald McManus (auth), Rashika El Ridi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Schistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosoma haematobium; Type 2 cytokines; Vaccine; Immune responses; Schistosoma japonicum; Vaccine candidates
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Schistosomiasis is a severe parasitic disease, endemic in 74 developing countries with up to 600 million people, including many children, infected and 800 million at risk of contracting the disease following infection with Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium or S. japonicum. Disease burden is estima...