Wuchereria bancrofti infection is linked to systemic activation of CD4 and CD8 T cells.

• Main Authors: Inge Kroidl (Author), Mkunde Chachage (Author), Jonathan Mnkai (Author), Anthony Nsojo (Author), Myrna Berninghoff (Author), Jaco J Verweij (Author), Lucas Maganga (Author), Nyanda E Ntinginya (Author), Leonard Maboko (Author), Petra Clowes (Author), Michael Hoelscher (Author), Elmar Saathoff (Author), Christof Geldmacher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Susceptibility to HIV has been linked to systemic CD4+ T cell activation in cohorts of seronegative individuals with high HIV-exposure risk. We recently described an increased risk of HIV transmission in individuals infected with Wuchereria bancrofti, the causative age...