Background Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass
spectrometry (MS) has become a widely used technique for the rapid and accurate …

Filarial worms cause highly morbid diseases such as elephantiasis and river blindness.
Since the 1940s, researchers have conducted vaccine trials in 27 different animal models of …

Lymphatic filariasis affects approximately 3% of the whole world population. Mass drug
administration is currently the major control strategy to eradicate this infection from endemic …

Visceral leishmaniasis is neglected tropical protozoan disease caused by Leishmania
donovani and are associated with high fatality rate in develo** countries since …

Human lymphatic filariae have evolved numerous immune evasion strategies to secure their
long-term survival in a host. These strategies include regulation of pattern recognition …

Lymphatic filariasis affects nearly 120 million people worldwide and mass preventive
chemotherapy is currently used as a strategy to control this infection. This has substantially …

Lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis and loiasis caused by human filarial nematodes are
diseases of tropical and subtropical countries causing considerable morbidity. The available …

Background Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are two chronic diseases mediated by
parasitic filarial worms causing long term disability and massive socioeconomic problems …

Helminth parasites are a significant health burden for humans in the develo** world and
also cause substantial economic losses in livestock production across the world. The …

Although multi-epitope vaccines have been evaluated for various diseases, they have not
yet been investigated for lymphatic filariasis. Here, we report for the first time identification of …