High Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity is associated with distinct gut microbiome and low levels of systemic cytokines in children along the Albert-Nile, Northern Uganda

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Schistosomiasis is a chronic neglected disease that affects millions of people in sub Saharan Africa, with a range of impacts on both host immune responses and the gut microbiome. The gut microbiota plays a fundamental in role in the host’s nutrition, metabolism, protection against pathogens, and modulation of host immunity. There is a need to understand the role of the gut...

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• Anthelmintics
• Disease Management
• Gene Expression
• Gut microbiota and health
• Immunity, Mucosal
• Microbiota
• Parasites and Host Interactions
• Phenotype

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DOI

10.21203/rs.3.rs-5411281/v1