Local immune responses of the Chinese water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, against Schistosoma japonicum larvae: crucial insights for vaccine design.

• Main Authors: Hamish E G McWilliam (Author), David Piedrafita (Author), Yuesheng Li (Author), Mao Zheng (Author), Yongkang He (Author), Xinling Yu (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Els N T Meeusen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Asian schistosomiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease infecting up to a million people and threatening tens of millions more. Control of this disease is hindered by the animal reservoirs of the parasite, in particular the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), which is responsible for significant levels o...