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Development of Leishmania vaccines in the era of visceral leishmaniasis elimination.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg] 2015 Jul; Vol. 109 (7), pp. 423-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 04. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- A visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination target set for the Indian subcontinent in 2005 is being met in many endemic areas without a vaccine. This begs a question: is a VL vaccine needed if elimination targets can be met with current control programs? Here, we argue that a vaccine will be critical if the success of recent VL control efforts are to be sustained. However, not only do we require a safe and effective vaccine, but we also need to know how this should be used for maximum impact. In particular, identifying appropriate target populations to vaccinate will be crucial.<br /> (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-3503
- Volume :
- 109
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26048873
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trv039