title: Chronic infections capture little attention of the masses.
abstract: In this issue of Immunity, Egen et al. (2011) provide compelling evidence that only a minute fraction of mycobacteria-specific T cells present in a granuloma are actively fulfilling effector functions, an observation that may in fact be a general feature of chronic infections.
authors: Dynamics of Immune Responses Unit, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. philippe.bousso@pasteur.fr
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