Schistosoma mansoni infection alters the host pre-vaccination environment resulting in blunted Hepatitis B vaccination immune responses.

• Main Authors: Roshell Muir (Author), Talibah Metcalf (Author), Slim Fourati (Author), Yannic Bartsch (Author), Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa (Author), Glenda Canderan (Author), Galit Alter (Author), Enoch Muyanja (Author), Brenda Okech (Author), Teddy Namatovu (Author), Irene Namara (Author), Annemarie Namuniina (Author), Ali Ssetaala (Author), Juliet Mpendo (Author), Annet Nanvubya (Author), Paul Kato Kitandwe (Author), Bernard S Bagaya (Author), Noah Kiwanuka (Author), Jacent Nassuna (Author), Victoria Menya Biribawa (Author), Alison M Elliott (Author), Claudia J de Dood (Author), William Senyonga (Author), Priscilla Balungi (Author), Pontiano Kaleebu (Author), Yunia Mayanja (Author), Matthew Odongo (Author), Jennifer Connors (Author), Pat Fast (Author), Matt A Price (Author), Paul L A M Corstjens (Author), Govert J van Dam (Author), Anatoli Kamali (Author), Rafick Pierre Sekaly (Author), Elias K Haddad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the Schistosoma spp., and is increasingly recognized to alter the immune system, and the potential to respond to vaccines. The impact of endemic infections on protective immunity is critical to inform vaccination strategies globally. We a...