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Targeting resident memory T cell immunity culminates in pulmonary and systemic protection against Brucella infection.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2020
Wang Hongbin, Hoffman Carol, Yang Xinghong, Clapp Beata, Pascual David W
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis remains the most common zoonotic disease globally. Currently no vaccines for humans exist, and conventional brucellosis vaccines for livestock fail to confer complete protection; hence, an improved vaccine is needed. Although Brucella infections primarily occur following a mucosal exposure, vaccines are administered parenterally. Few studies have considered mucosal vaccinations, or even targeting of...
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