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. 2019 Jan 31;13(1):e0006985.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006985. eCollection 2019 Jan.

A therapeutic preconceptional vaccine against Chagas disease: A novel indication that could reduce congenital transmission and accelerate vaccine development

Eric Dumonteil  1 , Claudia Herrera  1 , Pierre Buekens  2
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A therapeutic preconceptional vaccine against Chagas disease: A novel indication that could reduce congenital transmission and accelerate vaccine development

Eric Dumonteil et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: ED serves as Deputy Editor for PLOS NTDs.

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