Helminths, including nematodes, cestodes and trematodes, are complex parasitic organisms
that infect at least one billion people globally living in extreme poverty. Helminthic infections …

Parasitic helminths must establish chronic infections to complete their life cycle and
therefore are potent modulators of multiple facets of host physiology. Parasitic helminths …

Parasitic helminths infect well over one billion people and typically cause chronic and
recurrent infections that exert a considerable toll on human health and productivity. A …

Parasitic infections are a major theme in the “hygiene hypothesis”, as allergies and
autoimmune diseases are less prevalent in countries with higher burdens of helminths and …

Schistosoma parasites are blood flukes that infect an estimated 200 million people
worldwide 1. In chronic infection with Schistosoma, the severe pathology, including liver …

Helminth parasites infect almost one-third of the world's population, primarily in tropical
regions. However, regions where helminth parasites are endemic record much lower …

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

The ability of helminths to manipulate the immune system of their hosts to ensure their own
survival is often credited with affecting responses to other pathogens. We undertook co …

Helminths are multicellular eukaryotic parasites that infect over one quarter of the world's
population. Through coevolution with the human immune system, these organisms have …

The field of infectious disease immunology is at an exciting intersection with new concepts in
immune regulation meeting with the dynamics of infectious diseases. We discuss how the …