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Achim Hoerauf
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Lymphatic and Tissue Filariasis
The range and burden of neglected tropical diseases, many of which are helminth-derived, remains enormous. Infections are rampant in poor districts, and although efforts have been implemented over the years, t...
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Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis
Infections with parasitic worms are widespread in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. In particular, infections with filarial nematodes occur in hot climate zones including lymphatic filariasis, onchoce...
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Lymphatic and Tissue Filariasis
The range and burden of neglected tropical diseases, many of which are helminth-derived, remains enormous. Infections are rampant in poor districts and although efforts have been implemented over the years, th...
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Immune Effectors Important in Protective Resistance
This chapter describes immune effector mechanisms against the different developmental stages of filarial nematodes in humans and animal models of filarial infection. Over the last few years, significant insigh...
