Association between micronutrients (vitamin A, D, iron) and schistosome-specific cytokine responses in Zimbabweans exposed to Schistosoma haematobium

L Reilly, N Nausch, N Midzi, T Mduluza, F Mutapi

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Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Parasitology Research
Issue number128628
Pages (from-to)1-9
ISSN2090-0023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • B780-tropical-medicine
  • Helminthic diseases
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Schistosoma haematobium
  • Hosts
  • Snails
  • Associations
  • Iron deficiency
  • Vitamin A deficiency
  • Micronutrients
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin D
  • Iron supplementation
  • IL-4
  • IL-5
  • Ferritin
  • sTfR
  • Inflammatory reactions
  • C-reactive proteins
  • Cytokines
  • Zimbabwe
  • Africa-Southern

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