Evasion of immune responses by Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease
Infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi leads to Chagas disease, which affects millions of people in Latin America. Infection with T. cruzi cannot be eliminated by the immune system. A better understanding of immune evasion mechanisms is required in order to develop more effective va...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000200001 |