Of Mice, Cattle, and Humans: The Immunology and Treatment of River Blindness

River blindness is a seriously debilitating disease caused by the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus, which infects millions in Africa as well as in South and Central America. Research has been hampered by a lack of good animal models, as the parasite can only develop fully in humans and some pri...

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Autores principales: Allen, Judith E., Adjei, Ohene, Bain, Odile, Hoerauf, Achim, Hoffmann, Wolfgang H., Makepeace, Benjamin L., Schulz-Key, Hartwig, Tanya, Vincent N., Trees, Alexander J., Wanji, Samuel, Taylor, David W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2323618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18446236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000217

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2323618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18446236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000217

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