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2019 Oct 08


Vaccine


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A phase 1 study of the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a Schistosoma mansoni vaccine with or without glucopyranosyl lipid A aqueous formulation (GLA-AF) in healthy adults from a non-endemic area.

Authors

Keitel WA, Potter GE, Diemert D, Bethony J, El Sahly HM, Kennedy JK, Patel SM, Plieskatt JL, Jones W, Deye G, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Atmar RL
Vaccine. 2019 Oct 08; 37(43):6500-6509.
PMID: 31515141.

Abstract

Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni (Sm) is a chronic, debilitating and potentially deadly neglected tropical disease. The licensure of a vaccine to prevent schistosomiasis would represent a major breakthrough in public health.