Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over one billion people worldwide. Ascariasis may
mimic a number of conditions, and individual clinical diagnosis often requires a thorough …

Nematode infections such as Ascariasis are important health problems in underdeveloped
countries, most of them located in the tropics where environmental conditions also promote …

Background The peak shift model predicts that the age-profile of a pathogen's prevalence
depends upon its transmission rate, peaking earlier in populations with higher transmission …

We evaluated the effect of Ascaris lumbricoides on Giardia duodenalis infection and
TH1/TH2 type immune mechanisms toward this parasite in 251 rural parasitized and 70 …

A. lumbricoides is the largest of the common nematode parasites of man and has been
associated with intestinal pathology, respiratory symptoms and malnutrition in children from …

Summary The 13q33–34 region harbours a susceptibility locus to Ascaris lumbricoides,
although the underlying genes are unknown. Immunoglobulin (Ig) E and IgG confer …

Helminth infection represents a major health problem causing approximately 5 million
disability‐adjusted life years worldwide. Concerns that repeated anti‐helminthic treatment …

Immunoglobulins are an essential part of the humoral immune response. IgG4 antibodies
are the least prevalent subclass and have unique structural and functional properties. In this …

Background The standard diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides and other soil-transmitted
helminth (STH) infections relies on the detection of worm eggs by copromicroscopy …

Background Environmental factors are likely to have profound effects on the development of
host immune responses, with serious implications for infectious diseases and inflammatory …