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14 sie 2023 · This photomicrograph reveals ultrastructural details in a parasitic hookworm larva. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, parts of the world with high rates of parasitic worm infection reported lower than expected illness and death from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
25 paź 2021 · There’s been a significant breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent hookworm infection – a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally.
21 sie 2024 · In this study, we evaluated the impact of intestinal helminths on SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccine responses using a mouse model of hookworm infection. Although intestinal helminth infection did not substantively affect vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody responses, T cell responses were affected.
Rapid mutations in SARS-CoV-2 challenge the efficacy of the current COVID-19 vaccines and concerns about their long-term safety require an urgent need to search for safe and cost-effective alternatives for preventing severe COVID-19 disease.
12 wrz 2021 · Studies have shown that praziquantel either has no effect on viral vaccine immunity or improves immunity by clearing worms from people with schistosomiasis.
6 lis 2023 · Parasitic worm infections cause major health problems in hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Yet there are no vaccines available that can prevent the infections. A group of international researchers led by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) aims to tackle this problem.
27 lis 2019 · Which diseases caused by parasitic worms do we most need a vaccine for? Schistosomiasis results in the greatest disease burden, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and Brazil. There is an...
