Association between allergic responses and Schistosoma mansoni infection in residents in a low-endemic setting in Brazil

Introduction Schistosomiasis is endemic in 76 countries and territories. Several studies have found an inverse correlation between parasitic disease and the development of allergies. The purpose of the present study was to...

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Main Authors: Sara Menezes de Oliveira, Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes Bezerra, Teiliane Rodrigues Carneiro, Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro, José Ajax Nogueira Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000600770&lng=en&tlng=en