In-silico design of a multi-epitope vaccine candidate against onchocerciasis and related filarial diseases

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Abstract Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease with high socio-economic burden particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The elimination plan for this disease has faced numerous challenges. A multi-epitope prophylactic/therapeutic vaccine targeting the infective L3 and microfilaria stages of the parasite’s life cycle would be invaluable to achieve the current elimination goal. There are several observations that make...

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