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. 2020 Jun;20(6):342.
doi: 10.1038/s41577-020-0330-5.

Will helminth co-infection modulate COVID-19 severity in endemic regions?

Richard S Bradbury  1 , David Piedrafita  2 , Andrew Greenhill  2 , Siddhartha Mahanty  3
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Will helminth co-infection modulate COVID-19 severity in endemic regions?

Richard S Bradbury et al. Nat Rev Immunol. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

As COVID-19 spreads through the world, most cases to date are in middle- and high-income nations. The impact on resource-poor nations remains unknown. Amongst many factors likely to affect the impact of COVID-19 in these areas, co-infections need to be considered. Here, we discuss whether the immunomodulatory effects of helminth infections may affect COVID-19 severity.

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Conflict of interest statement

R.S.B. is a co-patent holder of the patent WO2019060840 — Removing interfering host nucleic acids for molecular parasite detection, issued to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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