Recent Progress in Vaccine Development against Leishmania Species Infections
The understanding of the immunobiology of infections caused by the protozoan parasite leishmania is now extensive and has pinpointed the importance of T cell-mediated immunity. Several vaccination strategies using either killed parasites, subunit vaccines, DNA vaccines or live attenuated strains hav...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1999-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/168108 |
| Summary: | The understanding of the immunobiology of infections caused by the
protozoan parasite leishmania is now extensive and has pinpointed
the importance of T cell-mediated immunity. Several vaccination
strategies using either killed parasites, subunit vaccines, DNA
vaccines or live attenuated strains have been used successfully
with and without adjuvants to induce cellular immunity and protect
against leishmania infections. The most recent progress in
leishmania vaccine development is described. |
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| ISSN: | 1180-2332 |