Analysis of complex patterns of human exposure and immunity to Schistosomiasis mansoni: the influence of age, sex, ethnicity and IgE.

• Egile Nagusiak: Angela Pinot de Moira (Egilea), Anthony J C Fulford (Egilea), Narcis B Kabatereine (Egilea), John H Ouma (Egilea), Mark Booth (Egilea), David W Dunne (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Numerous factors may influence Schistosoma infection intensity and prevalence within endemic communities, including exposure-related factors such as local environment and behaviour, and factors relating to susceptibility to infection such as immunology and genetics. While animal studies performed in...