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Edda Sciutto1, Gladis Fragoso, Marisela Hernández, Gabriela Rosas, José J Martínez, Agnès Fleury, Jacquelynne Cervantes, Aline Aluja, Carlos Larralde.
Abstract
Herein we present a review of our research dealing with vaccination against experimental and naturally acquired porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis using Taenia crassiceps-derived antigens. Results strongly support that the different versions of S3Pvac vaccine are indeed effective against porcine T. solium cysticercosis. Immunological results related to vaccination prove that protection is at least partially mediated by specific immunity. The data also support the validity of T. crassiceps murine cysticercosis as an effective tool to identify vaccine candidates against some metacestode infections.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23445359 DOI: 10.1645/GE-3102.1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Parasitol ISSN: 0022-3395 Impact factor: 1.276