Groups of 3 or 7 volunteers will be exposed to a predetermined number of female Schistosoma mansoni cercariae until 10 volunteers are found infected.
Age range
18 Years – 45 Years
Sex
ALL
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Number and severity of adverse events, possibly, probably or definitely related to controlled human Schistosoma mansoni infection with female cercariae.
Timeframe: 20 weeks
Number of female cercariae at which 100% volunteers show detectable Schistosoma mansoni circulating anodic antigen.
Timeframe: 8 weeks