Article
Impact of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) mediated immunomodulation on the host's immune response to bacterial infection
2021-01-01
Abstract excerpt
The helminth parasite Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) causes fasciolosis in mammals. It causes significant economic loss to the agricultural industry, primarily affecting cattle and sheep. It is also a zoonotic disease affecting humans worldwide. Streptococcus pneumoniae, a commensal bacterium of humans, is asymptomatically carried in the nasopharynx of healthy individuals. However, if the bacterium escapes from i...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c144c36f-a9ab-55e9-9ad7-c65e3ba4a29b
- DOI
- 10.17638/03121654
