TWiP 279: Tolling for hookworms

TWiP reviews a phase 2 clinical trial of a recombinant vaccine against N. americanus glutathione S-transferase-1, an enzyme that performs a crucial enzymatic step in hookworm blood feeding.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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• Phase 2 hookworm vaccine clinical trial (Lancet Inf Dis)
• Phase 2 Schistosoma vaccine clinical trial (Vaccines)
• TWiP study – information and survey

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