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Chronic Schistosoma japonicum Infection Reduces Immune Response to Vaccine against Hepatitis B in Mice
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B and schistosomiasis are most prevalent in Africa and Asia, and co-infections of both are frequent in these areas. The immunomodulation reported to be induced by schistosome infections might restrict immune control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) leading to more severe viral infect...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23272112 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051512 |