IMMUNIZATION AGAINST TOXOPLASMA-GONDII

Authors
Citation
Fg. Araujo, IMMUNIZATION AGAINST TOXOPLASMA-GONDII, Parasitology today, 10(9), 1994, pp. 358-360
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
ISSN journal
01694758
Volume
10
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
358 - 360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-4758(1994)10:9<358:IAT>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The emergence of Toxoplasma gondii as a major opportunistic organism i n immunocompromised individuals and the steady increase in economic lo sses due to animal toxoplasmosis have fuelled the interest in vaccine development In this review, Fausto Araujo addresses aspects of vaccina tion against T. gondii with regard to the problem posed by this parasi te to pregnant women and to severely immunocompromised individuals.