Schistosoma mansoni tegument protein Sm29 is able to induce a Th1-type of immune response and protection against parasite infection.

• Main Authors: Fernanda C Cardoso (Author), Gilson C Macedo (Author), Elisandra Gava (Author), Gregory T Kitten (Author), Vitor L Mati (Author), Alan L de Melo (Author), Marcelo V Caliari (Author), Giulliana T Almeida (Author), Thiago M Venancio (Author), Sergio Verjovski-Almeida (Author), Sergio C Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis continues to be a significant public health problem. This disease affects 200 million people worldwide and almost 800 million people are at risk of acquiring the infection. Although vaccine development against this disease has experienced more failures than successes, enc...