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. 2005 Oct;2(10):e327.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020327. Epub 2005 Oct 4.

The end of the line for hookworm? An update on vaccine development

Eileen Devaney  1
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The end of the line for hookworm? An update on vaccine development

Eileen Devaney. PLoS Med. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

Gut-associated molecules of human hookworms have been the focus of recent interest as potential vaccine candidates.

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Competing Interests: The author is on the Board of Directors of the Moredun Research Institute (http://www.moredun.org.uk), a grant-aided public body. A group at the institute is working on vaccine development against nematodes of livestock.

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Figure 1. Life Cycle of the Human Hookworm N. americanus
(Illustration: Sapna Khandwala, reproduced from [13])
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