Helminth parasite infections are associated with a battery of immunomodulatory
mechanisms that affect all facets of the host immune response to ensure their persistence …

Classically all vaccines were produced using live or attenuated microorganisms or parts of
them. However, the use of whole organisms, their components or the biological process for …

Hookworms are soil-transmitted nematode parasites that can reside for many years in the
small intestine of their human hosts; Necator americanus is the predominant infecting …

Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by trematode worms of
the genus Schistosoma. The transmission cycle involves human (or other mammalian) water …

The major soil-transmitted helminths that infect humans are the roundworms, whipworms
and hookworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections rank among the most important …

Epidemiological and interventional human studies, as well as experiments in animal
models, strongly indicate that helminth parasitic infections can confer protection from …

Helminth infections have large negative impacts on production efficiency in ruminant farming
systems worldwide, and their effective management is essential if livestock production is to …

Schistosomiasis causes significant levels of morbidity and mortality in many geographical
regions of the world. The disease is caused by infections with parasitic blood flukes known …

The Th2 immune response, culminating in eosinophilia and IgE production, is not only
characteristic of allergy but also of infection by parasitic worms (helminths). Anti-parasite IgE …

Allergic diseases are distributed worldwide and their risk factors and triggers vary according
to geographical and socioeconomic conditions. Allergies are frequent in the Tropics but …