Reinfection of Somali children with Trichuris trichiura after chemotherapy: relevance of immunostimulation

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
S ShiddoG Amiconi

Abstract

The intestinal helminth status of an age-stratified sample (6 to 20 years old) from a Somalian community has been assessed and the typical pattern of highly aggregated parasite distribution found. A reinfection study on a sample of 40 children (treated and untreated with a pentapeptide identical to the active site of the thymic hormone thymopoietin) seemed to indicate that immunological factors play a significant role in modulating the population dynamics of infection in endemic communities.

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