A longitudinal study of allergy and intestinal helminth infections in semi urban and rural areas of Flores, Indonesia (ImmunoSPIN Study)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The prevalence of asthma and atopic disease has been reported to be low in low income countries, however helminth infections are likely to be high among these communities. The question of whether helminth infections play a role in al...

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Main Authors: Schot Robert, Wahyuni Sitti, Djuardi Yenny, Wibowo Heri, Uh Hae, Ariawan Iwan, Lell Bertrand, Kaisar Maria MM, Wammes Linda J, Wiria Aprilianto E, Hamid Firdaus, Verweij Jaco J, van Ree Ronald, May Linda, Sartono Erliyani, Yazdanbakhsh Maria, Supali Taniawati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/83