Transcriptomic Study on Ovine Immune Responses to Fasciola hepatica Infection.

• Main Authors: Yan Fu (Author), Andreas L Chryssafidis (Author), John A Browne (Author), Jack O'Sullivan (Author), Paul A McGettigan (Author), Grace Mulcahy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Fasciola hepatica is not only responsible for major economic losses in livestock farming, but is also a major food-borne zoonotic agent, with 180 million people being at risk of infection worldwide. This parasite is sophisticated in manipulating the hosts' immune system to benefit it...