A therapeutic preconceptional vaccine against Chagas disease: A novel indication that could reduce congenital transmission and accelerate vaccine development

Eric Dumonteil; Claudia Herrera; Pierre Buekens

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006985

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A therapeutic preconceptional vaccine against Chagas disease: A novel indication that could reduce congenital transmission and accelerate vaccine development

Eric Dumonteil ,

* E-mail: edumonte@tulane.edu

Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Vector Borne and Infectious Disease Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-0209

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Claudia Herrera,

Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Vector Borne and Infectious Disease Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Pierre Buekens

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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A therapeutic preconceptional vaccine against Chagas disease: A novel indication that could reduce congenital transmission and accelerate vaccine development

Eric Dumonteil,
Claudia Herrera,
Pierre Buekens

Published: January 31, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006985

About the Authors

Eric Dumonteil

* E-mail: edumonte@tulane.edu

Affiliation Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Vector Borne and Infectious Disease Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-0209

Claudia Herrera

Pierre Buekens

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: ED serves as Deputy Editor for PLOS NTDs.

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