Necator americanus and helminth co-infections: further down-modulation of hookworm-specific type 1 immune responses.

Necator americanus and helminth co-infections: further down-modulation of hookworm-specific type 1 immune responses.

Helminth co-infection in humans is common in tropical regions of the world where transmission of soil-transmitted helminths such as Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and the hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale as well as other helminths such as Schistosoma mansoni often o...

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Main Authors: Stefan Michael Geiger, Neal Douglas Edward Alexander, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Simon Brooker, Bonnie Cundill, David Joseph Diemert, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, Jeffrey Michael Bethony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3167770?pdf=render

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