Identification and characterization of a novel nematode pan allergen (NPA) from Wuchereria bancrofti and their potential role in human filarial tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE).

• Main Authors: Samuel Christopher Katru (Author), Anand Setty Balakrishnan (Author), Gnanasekar Munirathinam (Author), Azadeh Hadadianpour (Author), Scott A Smith (Author), Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is a chronic respiratory syndrome associated with Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), a tropical parasitic infection of the human, transmitted by mosquitoes. The larval form of LF (microfilariae) are trapped in the lungs of TPE subjects hav...