Development of Leishmania vaccines in the era of visceral leishmaniasis elimination

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 423-424

  Engwerda, Christian R ^a   Matlashewski, Greg ^b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA VACCINE;

DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; NOTE; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE CONTROL; VACCINATION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; DISEASE ERADICATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS VACCINES; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 84938538229     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trv039     Document Type: Note

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