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Early Exposure of Infants to GI Nematodes Induces Th2 Dominant Immune Responses Which Are Unaffected by Periodic Anthelminthic Treatment

We have previously shown a reduction in anaemia and wasting malnutrition in infants <3 years old in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, following repeated anthelminthic treatment for the endemic gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura. In view of the low intensi...

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Autores principales: Wright, Victoria J., Ame, Shaali Makame, Haji, Haji Said, Weir, Rosemary E., Goodman, David, Pritchard, David I., Ramsan Mohamed, Mahdi, Haji, Hamad Juma, Tielsch, James M., Stoltzfus, Rebecca J., Bickle, Quentin D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19436745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000433