Soil-transmitted helminths: A critical review of the impact of co-infections and implications for control and elimination.

• Main Authors: Sarah Lebu (Author), Winnie Kibone (Author), Chimdi C Muoghalu (Author), Stephen Ochaya (Author), Aaron Salzberg (Author), Felix Bongomin (Author), Musa Manga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Researchers have raised the possibility that soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections might modify the host's immune response against other systemic infections. STH infections can alter the immune response towards type 2 immunity that could then affect the likelihood and severity of other ill...