Open Journal of Immunology

Vol.7 No.1(2017), Paper ID 75231, 19 pages

DOI:10.4236/oji.2017.71002

 

Schistosoma mansoni Infection: A Major Contributor of Reduced Effective T Helper Responses against Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni Co-Infection in ex vivo: A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Th1, Th2 & Th17 Immune Responses

 

Candia Rowel, Rose Nabatanzi, Joseph Olobo, Ann Auma, Benon Asiimwe, Olive Mbabazi, Alice Bayiyana, Annet Enzaru, Edridah Tukahebwa

 

Microbiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Microbiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Microbiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Microbiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Microbiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala, Uganda
Microbiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

 

Copyright © 2017 Candia Rowel, Rose Nabatanzi, Joseph Olobo, Ann Auma, Benon Asiimwe, Olive Mbabazi, Alice Bayiyana, Annet Enzaru, Edridah Tukahebwa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

 

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Rowel, C. , Nabatanzi, R. , Olobo, J. , Auma, A. , Asiimwe, B. , Mbabazi, O. , Bayiyana, A. , Enzaru, A. and Tukahebwa, E. (2017) Schistosoma mansoni Infection: A Major Contributor of Reduced Effective T Helper Responses against Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni Co-Infection in ex vivo: A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Th1, Th2 & Th17 Immune Responses. Open Journal of Immunology, 7, 18-36. doi: 10.4236/oji.2017.71002.

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