Single-sex infection with female Schistosoma mansoni cercariae mitigates hepatic fibrosis after secondary infection.

• Main Authors: Nicole Koslowski (Author), Martina Sombetzki (Author), Micha Loebermann (Author), Robby Engelmann (Author), Niels Grabow (Author), Christoph H Österreicher (Author), Michael Trauner (Author), Brigitte Mueller-Hilke (Author), Emil C Reisinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infection with Schistosoma spp. affects more than 258 million people worldwide. Current treatment strategies are mainly based on the anthelmintic Praziquantel, which is effective against adult worms but neither prevents re-infection nor cures severe liver damage. The best long-term strategy to contr...