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Patterns in Age-Seroprevalence Consistent with Acquired Immunity against Trypanosoma brucei in Serengeti Lions

Trypanosomes cause disease in humans and livestock throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Although various species show evidence of clinical tolerance to trypanosomes, until now there has been no evidence of acquired immunity to natural infections. We discovered a distinct peak and decrease in age prevalenc...

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Autores principales: Welburn, Sue, Picozzi, Kim, Coleman, Paul G., Packer, Craig
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19065258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000347