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Hidden consequences of living in a wormy world: nematode‐induced immune suppression facilitates tuberculosis invasion in African buffalo.
The American naturalist - 1 Nov 2010
Ezenwa Vanessa O, Etienne Rampal S, Luikart Gordon, Beja-Pereira Albano, Jolles Anna E
Abstract excerpt
Most hosts are infected with multiple parasites, and responses of the immune system to co-occurring parasites may influence disease spread. Helminth infection can bias the host immune response toward a T-helper type 2 (Th2) over a type 1 (Th1) response, impairing the host’s ability to control con...
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