Japan is one of a small number of countries to have successfully controlled or eliminated major parasitic diseases, including malaria, filariasis, schistosomiasis and enteric parasitoses. Of particular importance in this success was a close collaboration between primary research and public health efforts. Many Japanese researchers continue to study malaria, particularly the areas of genetics and immunology, and this should contribute to global parasite eradication strategies. Furthermore, studies of immunoregulation of nematode infection using the interleukin-18 pathway, most of which have been conducted in Japan, are helping to improve researchers’ understanding of human immune mechanisms and host-parasite interactions.
Progress in the molecular biology of malaria and the immunology of nematode infections
말라리아의 분자 생물학과 선충 감염의 면역학에서의 진전
[Category] 말라리아,
[Article Type] journal-article
[Source] pubmed
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