Trypanosoma cruzi 80 kDa prolyl oligopeptidase (Tc80) as a novel immunogen for Chagas disease vaccine.

• Main Authors: Augusto E Bivona (Author), Andrés Sánchez Alberti (Author), Marina N Matos (Author), Natacha Cerny (Author), Alejandro C Cardoso (Author), Celina Morales (Author), Germán González (Author), Silvia I Cazorla (Author), Emilio L Malchiodi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Chagas disease, also known as American Trypanosomiasis, is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the flagellated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi that affects about 8 million people around the world where more than 25 million are at risk of contracting the infection. Despite of being endemic o...