Schistosomiasis protects against multiple sclerosis

The incidences of schistosomiasis and multiple sclerosis (MS) are mutually exclusive worldwide suggesting that schistosomiasis may offer protection against the induction of the immune-mediated disease, MS. Recent studies using the mouse model of MS, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, support...

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Main Authors: Anne Camille La Flamme, Kanishka Canagasabey, Marina Harvie, B Thomas Bäckström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000900006