Nutritional status, intestinal parasite infection and allergy among school children in Northwest Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Amare Bemnet (Author), Ali Jemal (Author), Moges Beyene (Author), Yismaw Gizachew (Author), Belyhun Yeshambel (Author), Gebretsadik Simon (Author), Woldeyohannes Desalegn (Author), Tafess Ketema (Author), Abate Ebba (Author), Endris Mengistu (Author), Tegabu Desalegn (Author), Mulu Andargachew (Author), Ota Fusao (Author), Fantahun Bereket (Author), Kassu Afework (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Parasitic infections have been shown to have deleterious effects on host nutritional status. In addition, although helmintic infection can modulate the host inflammatory response directed against the parasite, a causal association be...