Allergic diseases are on the increase globally in parallel with a decrease in parasitic
infection. The inverse association between parasitic infections and allergy at an ecological …

Inflammatory diseases are on the rise in westernized countries, but also in urbanized areas
of developing countries. A number of studies have now demonstrated a negative association …

The profile of global health today presents a striking reciprocal distribution between parasitic
diseases in many of the world's lower-income countries, and ever-increasing levels of …

There is much debate about the interaction between helminths and allergic disease. The
“Hygiene Hypothesis,” a very popular concept among scientists and the lay public, states …

Interactions between helminth parasites and allergy : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical
Immunology Interactions between helminth parasites and allergy : Current Opinion in Allergy …

Population studies from the African continent have observed a marked increase in the
prevalence of allergy‐related diseases over the past few decades, but the cause of this rise …

Helminth infections are associated with decreased rates of autoimmunity and allergy, and
several clinical studies have demonstrated that intentional infection with helminths can …

There is no immunological mechanism to adequately explain the sudden epidemic in
allergies noted in the last 30 years in developed countries. The reduction in the …

The same mechanisms that enable host defense against helminths also drive allergic
inflammation. This suggests that pathomechanisms of allergic diseases represent …

Helminth (worm) therapy has already been used in clinical trials associated with allergy.
These were generally small scale, safety orientated trials of short duration, justified by …