Browsing Department of Biochemistry by Subject "helminths"

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Efficacy of integrated school based de-worming and prompt malaria treatment on helminths -Plasmodium falciparum co-infections: A 33 months follow up study

Midzi, Nicholas; Mapingure, Munyaradzi, P.; Paul, Noah, H.; Sangweme, Davison; Hlerema, Gibson; Makware, Godfrey; Brouwer, Kimberly; Mutapi, Francisca; Kumar, Nirbhay; Mduluza, Takafira; Mudzori, James (BioMed Central, 2011)

The geographical congruency in distribution of helminths and Plasmodium falciparum makes polyparasitism a common phenomenon in Sub Saharan Africa. The devastating effects of helminths-Plasmodium co-infections on primary ...
Regulatory and Activated T cells in human schistosoma haematobium infections

Nausch, Norman; Midzi, Nicholas; Mduluza, Takafira; Maizels, Rick M.; Mutsaka, Francisca (PLoS One, 2011-02-10)

Acquired immunity against helminths is characterised by a complex interplay between the effector Th1 and Th2 immune responses and it slowly manifests with age as a result of cumulative exposure to parasite antigens. Data ...