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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Engwerda, Christian R.
• Matlashewski, Greg

Titel

Development of Leishmania vaccines in the era of visceral leishmaniasis elimination

Ist Teil von

• Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015-07, Vol.109 (7), p.423-424

Ort / Verlag

England: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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.