For the last two decades, the National School of Tropical Medicine and its Center for
Vaccine Development in Houston, Texas has operated with the mission to develop and test …

T helper (Th) cells produce signature cytokine patterns, induced largely by intracellular
versus extracellular pathogens that provide the cellular and molecular basis for counter …

The prevalence of helminthic infections in most of the developing countries is overwhelming,
and almost a quarter of the world's population is infected by them. Likewise, with the spread …

Parasitic diseases caused by helminth and protozoan infections remain one of the largest
global public health problems for mankind. While natural immunity in man is rare or slow to …

Parasitic helminths are among the most debilitating infectious agents of humans, yet they
remain neglected tropical diseases with no effective vaccines that can protect humans from …

Here we highlight coinfections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) with ectoparasites, helminths, and protozoa, described in the literature, and the …

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 …

Background: In developing countries, schistosomiasis is a serious illness. Schistosomiasis
continues to reach new areas despite coordinated management strategies. Therefore, to …

Helminth parasites infect more than a quarter of the human population and inflict significant
changes to the immunological status of their hosts. Several human studies report impaired …

A number of HIV-1 vaccines are in various phases of clinical trials and many more are in the
developmental pipeline. Vaccines are especially needed for developing countries where …