Explaining observed infection and antibody age-profiles in populations with urogenital schistosomiasis.

Urogenital schistosomiasis is a tropical disease infecting more than 100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Individuals in endemic areas endure repeated infections with long-lived schistosome worms, and also encounter larval and egg stages of the life cycle. Protective immunity against infection...

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Main Authors: Kate M Mitchell, Francisca Mutapi, Nicholas J Savill, Mark E J Woolhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-10-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197645?pdf=render