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Helminths are positively associated with atopy and wheeze in Ugandan fishing communities: results from a cross‐sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Parasitic helminths are potent immunomodulators and chronic infections may protect against allergy‐related disease and atopy. We conducted a cross‐sectional survey to test the hypothesis that in heavily helminth‐exposed fishing villages on Lake Victoria, Uganda, helminth infections would...

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Autores principales: Webb, E. L., Nampijja, M., Kaweesa, J., Kizindo, R., Namutebi, M., Nakazibwe, E., Oduru, G., Kabubi, P., Kabagenyi, J., Nkurunungi, G., Kizito, D., Muhangi, L., Akello, M., Verweij, J. J., Nerima, B., Tukahebwa, E., Elliott, A. M., Sanya, Richard, Mirembe, Beatrice, Okello, Justin, Levin, Jonathan, Zziwa, Christopher, Tumusiime, Josephine, Sewankambo, Moses, Nsubuga, Denis, Cose, Stephen, Wammes, Linda, Niwagaba, Emmanuel, Kabami, Grace, Abayo, Elson, Muwonge, Fred, Abiriga, David, Nannozi, Victoria, Kaweesa, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26918891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/all.12867