Drug-induced exposure of Schistosoma mansoni antigens SmCD59a and SmKK7.

• Main Authors: Natalie Reimers (Author), Arne Homann (Author), Beate Höschler (Author), Kristina Langhans (Author), R Alan Wilson (Author), Christine Pierrot (Author), Jamal Khalife (Author), Christoph G Grevelding (Author), Iain W Chalmers (Author), Maria Yazdanbakhsh (Author), Karl F Hoffmann (Author), Cornelis H Hokke (Author), Helmut Haas (Author), Gabriele Schramm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a serious health problem especially in developing countries and affects more than 243 million people. Only few anthelmintic drugs are available up to now. A major obstacle for drug treatment is the different developmental stages and the varying host compartments during...