IgG4 antibodies to the recombinant filarial antigen Wb-Bhp-1 decrease dramatically following treatment of lymphatic filariasis.

IgG4 antibodies to the recombinant filarial antigen Wb-Bhp-1 decrease dramatically following treatment of lymphatic filariasis.

<h4>Background</h4>Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease and a major cause of chronic disability. Improved diagnostic tests are needed because of long-term persistence of anti-filarial antibodies or circulating filarial antigenemia after treatments that clear microfil...

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Main Authors: Sarah E Greene, Yuefang Huang, Kurt C Curtis, Christopher L King, Peter U Fischer, Gary J Weil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011364

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