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Vaccines for Filarial Infections

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Part of the book series: World Class Parasites ((WCPA,volume 5))

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The development of an effective vaccine against lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis would improve efforts to eradicate these infections. Despite the limited availability of parasites and animal models, a number of strategies have emerged to identify targets for protective and transmission-blocking immune responses. This chapter reviews these strategies and discusses some of the vaccine candidates that are currently being evaluated.

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Keiser, P.B., Nutman, T.B. (2002). Vaccines for Filarial Infections. In: The Filaria. World Class Parasites, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47661-4_14

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