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ArticleVaccine: X2023

The leptospiral OmpA-like protein (Loa22) is a surface-exposed antigen that elicits bactericidal antibody against heterologous

Edward J A Schuler, Dhara T Patel, Richard T Marconi

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Article in Vaccine: X, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. TheInfection and immunity · 2026
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  5. Advances in the development of a vaccine for the prevention of human leptospirosis: a review.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2026
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  6. Leptospirosis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Edward J A SchulerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, 1112 E Clay St., Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Dhara T PatelDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, 1112 E Clay St., Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Richard T MarconiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, 1112 E Clay St., Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis, affecting over 1 million humans each year, with more than 60,000 deaths worldwide. Leptospirosis poses a significant health threat to dogs, horses, cattle, and wildlife. The disease may be self-limiting or progress to a life-threatening multi-system disorder affecting the kidneys, liver, and lungs. Currently, bacterin vaccine formulations that consist of one or more laboratory-cultivated strains are used for prevention. However, the antibody response elicited by these vaccines is directed primarily at lipopolysaccharide and is generally serovar-specific. The development of broadly protective subunit vaccines for veterinary and human applications would be a significant step forward in efforts to combat this emerging and antigenically variable pathogen. This study assessed the properties and potential utility of the

Indexed as

LA0222LeptospiraLeptospirosisLIC10191Loa22

Identifiers

PMID37727366
PMCPMC10506094

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