Age-related patterns in human myeloid dendritic cell populations in people exposed to Schistosoma haematobium infection.

• Main Authors: Norman Nausch (Author), Delphine Louis (Author), Olivier Lantz (Author), Isabelle Peguillet (Author), François Trottein (Author), Isobel Y D Chen (Author), Laura J Appleby (Author), Claire D Bourke (Author), Nicholas Midzi (Author), Takafira Mduluza (Author), Francisca Mutapi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Urogenital schistosomiasis is caused by the helminth parasite Schistosoma haematobium. In high transmission areas, children acquire schistosome infection early in life with infection levels peaking in early childhood and subsequently declining in late childhood. This age-related infection profile is...