Immune system proteins involved in severe parasitic disease identified

Published Date: 17 Apr 2025

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm—have been revealed by researchers at Penn State.

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