While the per-contact risk of sexual HIV transmission is relatively low, it is fourfold higher in
sub-Saharan Africa, and this may partly explain the major global disparities that exist in HIV …

There is a generalized age-related decline in immune responses which leads to increased
susceptibility of elderly to infection and, possibly, to autoimmune disease and cancer. This is …

Intestinal parasitic infections affect more than 2 billion people throughout the world with
disproportionately high prevalence rates in Low-and Middle-Income Countries …

Objective: Several co-infections have been shown to impact the progression of HIV-1
infection. We sought to determine if treatment of helminth co-infection in HIV-1-infected …

Background The HIV‐1 pandemic has disproportionately affected individuals in resource‐
constrained settings where other infectious diseases, such as helminth infections, also are …

Background Intestinal parasites (IPs) are major concerns in most develo** countries
where HIV/AIDS cases are concentrated and almost 80% of AIDS patients die of AIDS …

We have previously suggested that helminth infections play a major role in the pathogenesis
of HIV‐1 infection in Africa and other develo** areas, due to their profound effects on the …

Background The role of CD4/CD8 ratio on the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in patients on
antiretroviral therapy (ART) is unknown. Thus, we sought to determine whether the …

Immune activation is thought to play a major role in the pathogenesis of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This effect may be particularly relevant in Africa, where …

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common infections of humans in Sub-
Saharan Africa. Virtually all of the population living below the World Bank poverty figure is …