Schistosome syntenin partially protects vaccinated mice against Schistosoma mansoni infection.

• Main Authors: Barbara C Figueiredo (Author), Natan R G Assis (Author), Suellen B Morais (Author), Natasha D Ricci (Author), Carina S Pinheiro (Author), Vicente P Martins (Author), Rodrigo M Bicalho (Author), Akram A Da'dara (Author), Patrick J Skelly (Author), Sergio C Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by several species of trematode of the genus Schistosoma. The disease affects more than 200 million people in the world and causes up to 280,000 deaths per year, besides having high morbidity due to chronic illness that damages internal organs....