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Cytokine Responses to Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium in Relation to Infection in a Co-endemic Focus in Northern Senegal

BACKGROUND: In Africa, many areas are co-endemic for the two major Schistosoma species, S. mansoni and S. haematobium. Epidemiological studies have suggested that host immunological factors may play an important role in co-endemic areas. As yet, little is known about differences in host immune respo...

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Main Authors: Meurs, Lynn, Mbow, Moustapha, Boon, Nele, Vereecken, Kim, Amoah, Abena Serwaa, Labuda, Lucja A., Dièye, Tandakha Ndiaye, Mboup, Souleymane, Yazdanbakhsh, Maria, Polman, Katja
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003080