Background Ascariasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases of humans
worldwide. The epidemiology of Ascaris infection appears to have changed with …

A characteristic feature of host responses to helminth infections is the development of
profound systemic and tissue-localised Type 2 immune responses that play critical roles in …

Lack of data to properly model key biological characteristics like abundance or distribution,
seriously hinder comprehension of biodiversity patterns and their drivers—even for …

Helminths have evolved sophisticated immune regulating mechanisms to prevent rejection
by their mammalian host. Our understanding of how the human immune system responds to …

Skin-penetrating nematodes, including the human threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis and
hookworms in the genera Necator and Ancylostoma, are gastrointestinal parasites that are a …

The availability of high-quality data of helminth genomes provided over the past two
decades has supported and accelerated large-scale 'omics studies and, consequently, the …

Parasitic roundworms (nematodes) cause destructive diseases, and immense suffering in
humans and other animals around the world. The control of these parasites relies heavily on …

The Global Burden of Disease from 2019 confirms the impact of helminths on the public
health at a global level. Almost a billion people live harboring helminths in their intestine. A …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects worldwide, but the
trajectory of the pandemic has been milder in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) …

Hookworm, a parasitic infection, retains a considerable burden of disease, affecting the most
underprivileged segments of the general population in endemic countries and remains one …