
HealthFebruary 1, 1985
How the Trypanosome Changes Its Coat
The parasite, which deprives much of Africa of meat and milk, survives in the bloodstream by evading the immune system. Its trick is to switch on new genes encoding new surface antigens

How the Trypanosome Changes Its Coat
The parasite, which deprives much of Africa of meat and milk, survives in the bloodstream by evading the immune system. Its trick is to switch on new genes encoding new surface antigens