Elevated adaptive immune responses are associated with latent infections of Wuchereria bancrofti.

• Main Authors: Kathrin Arndts (Author), Susanne Deininger (Author), Sabine Specht (Author), Ute Klarmann (Author), Sabine Mand (Author), Tomabu Adjobimey (Author), Alexander Y Debrah (Author), Linda Batsa (Author), Alexander Kwarteng (Author), Christian Epp (Author), Mark Taylor (Author), Ohene Adjei (Author), Laura E Layland (Author), Achim Hoerauf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In order to guarantee the fulfillment of their complex lifecycle, adult filarial nematodes release millions of microfilariae (MF), which are taken up by mosquito vectors. The current strategy to eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem focuses upon interrupting this transmission thr...