Schistosomiasis—from immunopathology to vaccines
Schistosomiasis—from immunopathology to vaccines
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trematode worms of the genus
Schistosoma
. The transmission cycle involves human (or other mammalian) water contact with surface water contaminated by faeces or urine, as well as specific freshwater snails acting as intermediate hosts. The main disease-causing species are
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Schistosomiasis—from immunopathology to vaccines
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7223304
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7223304
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1863-2297
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1863-2300
DOI
10.1007/s00281-020-00789-x
