title: Schistosoma mansoni and S. japonicum: comparison of levels of ultraviolet irradiation for vaccination of mice with cercariae.
abstract: When cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni and of S. japonicum were irradiated with various levels of u.v. light at 254 nm, their development to perfusable worms was reduced to below 1% at about 200 microW min cm-2. Cercariae attenuated with about 300 microW min cm-2 induced partial resistance against an homologous challenge infection in mice. No differences were observed between the two schistosome species when the same treatment was given to the cercariae. Thus the same u.v. dose can confer immunizing ability to cercariae of both S. mansoni and S. japonicum.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Hygiene, University of Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruppel
authors.forename: Y E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Moloney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000276:immunology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000517:prevention & control; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000517:prevention & control; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014611:Vaccination; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated
chemical_list: D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated