TSOL18 Vaccine Antigen of Taenia solium: Development of Monoclonal Antibodies and Field Testing of the Vaccine in Cameroon

Chapter 1 reviews the literature about the immunological aspects of taeniid cestode infections and the existing vaccines against Taenia solium cysticercosis in pigs. One of the most promising vaccines is TSOL18, a protein that has been identified in the oncosphere of Taenia solium and expressed as a...

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Main Author: Assana, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2010-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
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Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v28n4/255.pdf