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Low allelic diversity in vaccine candidates genes from different locations sustain hope for Fasciola hepatica immunization.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Jul 2018
Dominguez Maria Fernanda, González-Miguel Javier, Carmona Carlos, Dalton John P, Cwiklinski Krystyna, Tort José, Siles-Lucas Mar
Abstract excerpt
Fasciola hepatica is a trematode parasite that causes fasciolosis in animals and humans. Fasciolosis is usually treated with triclabendazole, although drug-resistant parasites have been described in several geographical locations. An alternative to drug treatment would be the use of a vaccine, although vaccination studies that have been performed mainly in ruminants over the last 30 years, show high variability...
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