Book: Parasitic Helminths: Targets, Screens, Drugs and Vaccines
Chapter 23: Antifilarial Vaccine Development: Present and Future Approaches
Dr. Conor R. Caffrey, Sara Lustigman, David Abraham, Thomas R. Klei
Published Online: 23 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9783527652969.ch2

Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:

– General Aspects of Human Filarial Infection and Disease

– Natural Host-Parasite Systems for Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis

– Current Status of Filarial Vaccine Development

– Multivalent Vaccines

– Discovery of New Vaccine Candidates

– Conclusions

– References