Schistosoma haematobium infection is associated with alterations in energy and purine-related metabolism in preschool-aged children.

• Main Authors: Derick N M Osakunor (Author), Takafira Mduluza (Author), Douglas Osei-Hyiaman (Author), Karl Burgess (Author), Mark E J Woolhouse (Author), Francisca Mutapi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Helminths are parasitic worms that infect over a billion people worldwide. The pathological consequences from infection are due in part, to parasite-induced changes in host metabolic pathways. Here, we analyse the changes in host metabolic profiles, in response to the first Schistosoma haematobium i...