Patterns in age-seroprevalence consistent with acquired immunity against Trypanosoma brucei in Serengeti lions.

• Главные авторы: Sue Welburn (Автор), Kim Picozzi (Автор), Paul G Coleman (Автор), Craig Packer (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trypanosomes cause disease in humans and livestock throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Although various species show evidence of clinical tolerance to trypanosomes, until now there has been no evidence of acquired immunity to natural infections. We discovered a distinct peak and decrease in age prevalenc...