An investigation into the role of chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine induced protective responses.

• Main Authors: Vicky Gent (Author), Rebecca Waihenya (Author), Lucy Kamau (Author), Ruth Nyakundi (Author), Peris Ambala (Author), Thomas Kariuki (Author), Lucy Ochola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Schistosoma mansoni is one of the most common helminth infections affecting a large population of people in sub-Saharan Africa. This helminth infection is known to cause immunomodulation which has affected the efficacy of a number of vaccines. This study examined wheth...