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This issue of the Journal of Infection in Developing Countries honours the memory of a brilliant scientist, immunologist, teacher and friend, Professor Gianfranco Del Prete, University of Florence, Italy, who passed away 8 November 2010. With respect to his passion for immunology, this issue presents three review articles on the role of immune responses in Yersinia pestis infection, on developing live vaccines against plague, and on T-cell response to bacterial agents. One more article on infectious diseases and autoimmunity will follow in an upcoming issue. It is very difficult to write a memorial for a dear friend and colleague who passionately devoted his life to science and participated in global cooperation projects to improve the health care in developing countries. His work focused mainly on diseases that affect the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly tuberculosis (TB), parasitic diseases, and the most neglected infectious or forgotten agents such as pestis.

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Vol. 5 Núm.9. Septiembre 2011 Pags. 611-613 J Infect Developing Countries 2011; 5(9)