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Protective immunity to infection is often not observed in humans, possible due to high variability of key antigens, induction of blocking antibodies, or a large number of infections being relatively superficial and not inducing a strong immune response. <jats:italic>N. gonorrhoeae<\/jats:italic> is a strictly human pathogen, however, studies using mouse models provide useful insights into the immune response to gonorrhea. In mice, <jats:italic>N. gonorrhoea<\/jats:italic> appears to avoid a protective Th1 response by inducing a less protective Th17 response. In mouse models, candidate vaccines which provoke a Th1 response can accelerate the clearance of gonococcus from the mouse female genital tract. Human studies indicate that natural infection often induces a limited immune response, with modest antibody responses, which may correlate with the clinical severity of gonococcal disease. Studies of cytokine responses to gonococcal infection in humans provide conflicting evidence as to whether infection induces an IL-17 response. However, there is evidence for limited induction of protective immunity from a study of female sex workers in Kenya. A controlled human infection model (CHIM) has been used to examine the immune response to gonococcal infection in male volunteers, but has not to date demonstrated protection against re-infection. Correlates of protection for gonorrhea are lacking, which has hampered the progress towards developing a successful vaccine. However, the finding that the <jats:italic>Neisseria meningitidis<\/jats:italic> serogroup B vaccines, elicit cross-protection against gonorrhea has invigorated the gonococcal vaccine field. 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