A highly expressed intestinal cysteine protease of Ancylostoma ceylanicum protects vaccinated hamsters from hookworm infection.
<h4>Background</h4>Human hookworms (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Ancylostoma ceylanicum) are intestinal blood-feeding parasites that infect ~500 million people worldwide and are among the leading causes of iron-deficiency anemia in the developing world. Drugs are useful...
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Main Authors: | Jason B Noon (Author), Erich M Schwarz (Author), Gary R Ostroff (Author), Raffi V Aroian (Author) |
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