Reduced protective effect of Plasmodium berghei immunization by concurrent Schistosoma mansoni infection

Reduced protective effect of Plasmodium berghei immunization by concurrent Schistosoma mansoni infection

Studies on concomitant schistosomiasis and human and experimental malaria have shown a variation in the immunospecific response, as well as an increase in the severity of both parasitoses. In the present study, a murine co-infection model was used to determine the effects of a co-infection with Schi...

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Main Authors: Ramon F Laranjeiras, Luísa CC Brant, Anna Carolina L Lima, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Erika M Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Plasmodium berghei
Schistosoma mansoni
co-infection
immunity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000700008

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