Potential of Nucleic Acid Receptor Ligands to Improve Vaccination Efficacy against the Filarial Nematode <i>Litomosoides sigmodontis</i>
More than two-hundred-million people are infected with filariae worldwide. However, there is no vaccine available that confers long-lasting protection against filarial infections. Previous studies indicated that vaccination with irradiated infective L3 larvae reduces the worm load. This present stud...
Main Authors: | Johanna F. Scheunemann, Frederic Risch, Julia J. Reichwald, Benjamin Lenz, Anna-Lena Neumann, Stephan Garbe, Stefan J. Frohberger, Marianne Koschel, Jesuthas Ajendra, Maximilian Rothe, Eicke Latz, Christoph Coch, Gunther Hartmann, Beatrix Schumak, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P. Hübner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Vaccines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/5/966 |
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