Immunomodulation resulting of helminth infection could be an opportunity for immunization against tuberculosis and mucosal pathogens

Kai Ling Chin and Luis Fonte and Boon Huat Lim and Maria E. Sarmiento and Armando Acosta (2023) Immunomodulation resulting of helminth infection could be an opportunity for immunization against tuberculosis and mucosal pathogens. Frontiers in Immunology, 14. pp. 1-7.

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Abstract

Approximately, 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported in 2020, of which 12% were among children (1). It is estimated that one-quarter of the world population (around 2 billion) is latently infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and 5-10% of these individuals will develop active TB (ATB) (1). Infections caused by soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomes affect about 1.5 billion and 250 million people, respectively, worldwide (2). Children and pregnant women are the population groups with the highest risk of infection by those parasites (3).

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Helminths , Tuberculosis , Host immune response , Diagnosis , Treatment , Vaccine
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL360-599.82 Invertebrates Q Science > QP Physiology > QP1-(981) Physiology > QP1-345 General Including influence of the environment
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	ABDULLAH BIN SABUDIN -
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2023 14:29
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2023 14:29
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36235

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