Cytokine responses to novel antigens in an Indian population living in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis.

There are no effective vaccines for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a neglected parasitic disease second only to malaria in global mortality. We previously identified 14 protective candidates in a screen of 100 Leishmania antigens as DNA vaccines in mice. Here we employ whole blood assays to evaluate h...

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Main Authors: Om Prakash Singh, Carmel B Stober, Abhishek Kr Singh, Jenefer M Blackwell, Shyam Sundar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3493615?pdf=render