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Natukunda A, Zirimenya L, Nassuuna J, Nkurunungi G, Cose S, Elliott AM, Webb EL. The effect of helminth infection on vaccine responses in humans and animal models: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Parasite Immunol 2022; 44:e12939. [PMID: 35712983 PMCID: PMC9542036 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Vaccination has potential to eliminate infectious diseases. However, parasitic infections such as helminths may hinder vaccines from providing optimal protection. We reviewed existing literature on the effects of helminth infections and their treatment on vaccine responses in humans and animals. We searched literature until 31 January 2022 in Medline, EMBASE, Global health, Scopus, and Web of science; search terms included WHO licensed vaccines and human helminth types. Standardized mean differences (SMD) in vaccine responses between helminth infected and uninfected or anthelminthic treated and untreated individuals were obtained from each study with suitable data for meta-analysis, and combined using a random effects model. Analysis was stratified by whether helminth exposure was direct or prenatal and by vaccine type. This study is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42019123074). Of the 4402 articles identified, 37 were included in the review of human studies and 24 for animal experiments. For human studies, regardless of vaccine type, overall SMD for helminth uninfected/treated, compared to infected/untreated, was 0.56 (95% CI 0.04-1.07 and I2 = 93.5%) for direct helminth exposure and 0.01 (95% CI -0.04 to 0.07 and I2 = 85.9%) for prenatal helminth exposure. Effects of anthelminthic treatment were inconsistent, with no overall benefit shown. Results differed by vaccine type, with responses to live vaccines most affected by helminth exposure. For animal studies, the most affected vaccine was BCG. This result indicates that helminth-associated impairment of vaccine responses is more severe for direct, than for prenatal, helminth exposure. Further research is needed to ascertain whether deworming of individuals before vaccination may help improve responses.
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- Agnes Natukunda
- Immunomodulation and Vaccines ProgrammeMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbeUganda
- MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease EpidemiologyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- Immunomodulation and Vaccines ProgrammeMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbeUganda
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- Immunomodulation and Vaccines ProgrammeMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbeUganda
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- Immunomodulation and Vaccines ProgrammeMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbeUganda
- Department of Infection BiologyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- Immunomodulation and Vaccines ProgrammeMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbeUganda
- Department of Clinical ResearchLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- Immunomodulation and Vaccines ProgrammeMRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbeUganda
- Department of Clinical ResearchLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease EpidemiologyLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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Nono JK, Kamdem SD, Musaigwa F, Nnaji CA, Brombacher F. Influence of schistosomiasis on host vaccine responses. Trends Parasitol 2021; 38:67-79. [PMID: 34389214 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Schistosomiasis is a debilitating helminthiasis which commonly establishes as a chronic infection in people from endemic areas. As a potent modulator of the host immune response, the Schistosoma parasite and its associated products can directly interfere with its host's ability to mount adequate immune responses to unrelated antigens. As a result, increased attention is gathering on studies assessing the influence of helminths, particularly the causal agent of schistosomiasis, on host responsiveness to vaccines. However, to date, no consensus has been drawn regarding the influence of schistosomiasis on host vaccine responses. Here, we review available evidence on the influence of transgenerational and direct Schistosoma parasite exposure on host immune responses to unrelated vaccines. In addition, we evaluate the potential of praziquantel (PZQ) treatment in restoring schistosomiasis-impacted vaccine responses.
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- Justin Komguep Nono
- Division of Immunology, Health Science Faculty, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Laboratory of ImmunoBiology and Helminth Infections (IBHI), the Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies, Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaoundé, 13033, Cameroon; Immunology of Infectious Diseases Unit, South African Medical Research Centre, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.
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- Division of Immunology, Health Science Faculty, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Laboratory of ImmunoBiology and Helminth Infections (IBHI), the Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies, Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation, Yaoundé, 13033, Cameroon; Immunology of Infectious Diseases Unit, South African Medical Research Centre, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Cape Town Component, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Health Science Faculty, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Immunology of Infectious Diseases Unit, South African Medical Research Centre, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Cape Town Component, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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- Division of Immunology, Health Science Faculty, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Immunology of Infectious Diseases Unit, South African Medical Research Centre, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Cape Town Component, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa; Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (CIDRI-Africa), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.
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Bullington BW, Klemperer K, Mages K, Chalem A, Mazigo HD, Changalucha J, Kapiga S, Wright PF, Yazdanbakhsh MM, Downs JA. Effects of schistosomes on host anti-viral immune response and the acquisition, virulence, and prevention of viral infections: A systematic review. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009555. [PMID: 34015063 PMCID: PMC8172021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although a growing number of studies suggest interactions between Schistosoma parasites and viral infections, the effects of schistosome infections on the host response to viruses have not been evaluated comprehensively. In this systematic review, we investigated how schistosomes impact incidence, virulence, and prevention of viral infections in humans and animals. We also evaluated immune effects of schistosomes in those coinfected with viruses. We screened 4,730 studies and included 103. Schistosomes may increase susceptibility to some viruses, including HIV and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, and virulence of hepatitis B and C viruses. In contrast, schistosome infection may be protective in chronic HIV, Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus-Type 1, and respiratory viruses, though further research is needed. Schistosome infections were consistently reported to impair immune responses to hepatitis B and possibly measles vaccines. Understanding the interplay between schistosomes and viruses has ramifications for anti-viral vaccination strategies and global control of viral infections. Many studies have described the effects of parasitic Schistosoma worm infections on the way that humans and animals respond to a variety of viral infections. Our goal was to evaluate, in a systematic manner, how having a schistosome parasitic infection affects a host’s susceptibility to viral infections, the clinical disease course of viral infections, and prevention of viral infections by vaccines. We also assessed the effects of schistosome infection on the host immune response to viruses. We screened 4,730 studies for potential relevance and included 103 of them in this review. Overall, our analysis showed that schistosome infection impairs the host response to many viruses. This includes increasing host susceptibility to HIV and possibly Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, worsening the severity of clinical disease in hepatitis B and C infections, and decreasing immune responses to vaccines for hepatitis B and possibly measles. The studies that we analyzed also suggested that schistosome infection may protect the host against poor clinical outcomes from some viral infections including Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus-Type 1, respiratory viruses, and chronic HIV. We discuss how these findings might be interpreted, and the additional research needed, in order to improve anti-viral vaccination strategies and control of viral infections globally.
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- Brooke W. Bullington
- Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Samuel J. Wood Library Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, National Institute for Medical Research Mwanza, Tanzania
- Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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Khatami A, Bahadory S, Ghorbani S, Saadati H, Zarei M, Soleimani A, Zibaei M. Two rivals or colleagues in the liver? Hepatit B virus and Schistosoma mansoni co-infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microb Pathog 2021; 154:104828. [PMID: 33744336 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Globally, hepatitis B and schistosomiasis (Mansoni) together affect about 300 million people; which cause hepatic disorders worldwide. Given that little is known about co-infections with hepatitis B and schistosoma mansoni, the present study investigates these two health problems alone and together and their possible correlation. METHODS A search was conducted for reports published between January 1990 and October 2020 by using Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science databases; Out of a total of 20 studies, 14 cross-sectional studies (6329 people) and 6 case-control studies (2138 individual) were reviewed. The pooled prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), S.mansoni infections, and their co-infections; heterogeneity and the Odds Ratio (OR) were evaluated by Stata 11.2. FINDINGS Among the included studies in the inclusion criteria, the pooled prevalence of hepatitis B, S. mansoni was 34% (95% CI, 0.23-0.46), 41% (95% CI, 0.24-0.59) and their co-infections was 18% (95% CI, 0.11-0.25) by regions. The hepatitis B and S. mansoni correlation was significant in populations with schistosoma compared to control group (OR, 2.12; 95% CI, 1.36-3.30). COMMENTARY Our results showed that in addition to the high global prevalence of hepatitis B- S. mansoni (co) infections in the included studies, there is a significant association between them, especially in people suffering from schistosoma. These results highlight the importance of integrated interventions measurements against coexistence of parasitic and viral diseases. We know that more research studies need to be done in this field and global monitoring should be considered for the co-infection of these two important complications.
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- Alireza Khatami
- Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran; School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Iran; Evidence-based Phytotherapy and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
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Tweyongyere R, Nassanga BR, Muhwezi A, Odongo M, Lule SA, Nsubuga RN, Webb EL, Cose SC, Elliott AM. Effect of Schistosoma mansoni infection and its treatment on antibody responses to measles catch-up immunisation in pre-school children: A randomised trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007157. [PMID: 30763405 PMCID: PMC6392333 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Schistosoma infection is associated with immune modulation that can influence responses to non-schistosome antigens. Vaccine responses may be impaired in S. mansoni-infected individuals. We investigated effects of S. mansoni infection on responses to childhood measles catch-up immunisation and of praziquantel treatment on this outcome in a randomised trial. METHODOLOGY The Immune Modulation and Childhood Immunisation (IMoChI) study was based in Entebbe, Uganda. Children aged 3-5 years (193 S. mansoni-infected and 61 uninfected) were enrolled. Infected children were randomised in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive praziquantel 2 weeks before, at time of, or 1 week after, measles catch-up immunisation. Plasma anti-measles IgG was measured at enrolment, 1 week and 24 weeks after measles immunisation. Primary outcomes were IgG levels and percentage of participants with levels considered protective against measles. RESULTS Anti-measles IgG levels increased following immunisation, but at 1 week post-immunisation S. mansoni-infected, compared to uninfected, children had lower levels of anti-measles IgG (adjusted geometric mean ratio (aGMR) 0.4 [95% CI 0.2-0.7]) and the percentage with protective antibody levels was also lower (adjusted odds ratio 0.1 [0-0.9]). Among S. mansoni-infected children, anti-measles IgG one week post-immunisation was higher among those treated with praziquantel than among those who were not yet treated (treatment before immunisation, aGMR 2.3 [1.5-4.8]; treatment at immunisation aGMR 1.8 [1.1-3.5]). At 24 weeks post-immunisation, IgG levels did not differ between the trial groups, but tended to be lower among previously-infected children who were still S mansoni stool-positive than among those who became stool-negative. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Our findings suggest that S. mansoni infection among pre-school children is associated with a reduced antibody response to catch-up measles immunisation, and that praziquantel treatment improves the response. S. mansoni infection may contribute to impaired vaccine responses in endemic populations; effective schistosomiasis control may be beneficial for vaccine efficacy. This should be further explored. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN87107592.
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- Robert Tweyongyere
- Department of Veterinary Pharmacy Clinical and Comparative Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London United Kingdom
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Sanya RE, Nkurunungi G, Andia Biraro I, Mpairwe H, Elliott AM. A life without worms. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2018; 111:3-11. [PMID: 28340138 PMCID: PMC5412073 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trx010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Worms have co-evolved with humans over millions of years. To survive, they manipulate host systems by modulating immune responses so that they cause (in the majority of hosts) relatively subtle harm. Anthelminthic treatment has been promoted as a measure for averting worm specific pathology and to mitigate subtle morbidities which may include effects on anaemia, growth, cognitive function and economic activity. With our changing environment marked by rapid population growth, urbanisation, better hygiene practices and anthelminthic treatment, there has been a decline in worm infections and other infectious diseases and a rise in non-communicable diseases such as allergy, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This review reflects upon our age-old interaction with worms, and the broader ramifications of life without worms for vaccine responses and susceptibility to other infections, and for allergy-related and metabolic disease. We touch upon the controversy around the benefits of mass drug administration for the more-subtle morbidities that have been associated with worm infections and then focus our attention on broader, additional aspects of life without worms, which may be either beneficial or detrimental.
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- Richard E Sanya
- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit, Uganda Virus Research Institute, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda.,College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit, Uganda Virus Research Institute, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda.,Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit, Uganda Virus Research Institute, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
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- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit, Uganda Virus Research Institute, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda.,Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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Gasim GI, Bella A, Adam I. Schistosomiasis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection. Virol J 2015; 12:19. [PMID: 25889398 PMCID: PMC4323254 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-015-0251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis is a significant health problem in more than 70 countries distributed between Africa, Asia and South America, with an infection rate of one in 30 individuals. Data on Schistosomiasis, Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection are scarce; however, there is a high prevalence in countries where schistosomiasis is endemic. METHODS A systematic search was performed on published data from 1980-2014. Published papers in the databases Google, Medline, PubMed, and MiPc library were searched using the keywords epidemiology, pathogenesis and outcomes of HBV, HCV and schistosomiasis and data were extracted from the relevant studies. RESULTS The prevalence of HBV/schistosomiasis co-infection in countries where schistosomiasis is endemic was high, ranging between 9.6 to approximately 64% in Egypt, and a maximum of 15.8% among hospitalized patients in Brazil. Concurrent infection between HBV and schistosomiasis is often associated with countries where schistosomiasis is endemic and may lead to chronic liver inflammation. Similarly, HCV infection rates in schistosomiasis populations range from 1% in Ethiopia reaching up to 50% in Egypt. CONCLUSION There is controversy regarding the effects of HBV and HCV on schistosomiasis and vice versa. Vaccination might be a solution to the era of schistosomiasis and co-infection with HBV and HCV.
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- Gasim I Gasim
- Qassim College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
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- King Fahad Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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- Qassim College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, P.O. Box 102, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Shaker Y, Samy N, Ashour E. Hepatobiliary Schistosomiasis. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2014; 2:212-6. [PMID: 26357627 PMCID: PMC4521248 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2014.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Schistosomiasis is an ancient parasitic disease that has afflicted Egyptians since the time of the pharaohs. The disease is caused by lodged schistosome eggs in the host liver, evoking an immune response and leading in some patients to the development of hepatic granuloma and fibrosis. Here, we review the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, and clinical profile of schistosomiasis. This information may aid in the development of more efficacious treatments and improved disease prognosis.
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- Yehia Shaker
- Correspondence to: Yehia Shaker, Biochemistry Dept, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt. E-mail:
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Schistosome: its benefit and harm in patients suffering from concomitant diseases. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2011:264173. [PMID: 22131800 PMCID: PMC3216407 DOI: 10.1155/2011/264173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Schistosomiasis is an important tropical disease affecting approximately 200 million people worldwide. Because of its chronicity and robust immunomodulatory activity, the effects of schistosomes on other diseases, such as allergies, autoimmunity, and infectious diseases, have been studied extensively in both epidemiological and experimental settings. In this paper, we summarize the beneficial and harmful effects of schistosomes. The importance of controlling schistosomiasis is also discussed.
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Abushady EA, Gameel MM, Klena JD, Ahmed SF, Abdel-Wahab KS, Fahmy SM. HBV vaccine efficacy and detection and genotyping of vaccineé asymptomatic breakthrough HBV infection in Egypt. World J Hepatol 2011; 3:147-56. [PMID: 21860674 PMCID: PMC3159495 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i6.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Revised: 05/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To evaluate the impact of mass vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Egypt, and to search for vaccinee asymptomatic breakthrough HBV infection and its genotype. METHODS Seven hundred serum samples from vaccinated children and adults (aged 2-47 years) were used for quantitative and qualitative detection of HBsAb by ELISA. Three hundred and sixty serum samples representing undetectable or low or high HBsAb were screened for markers of active HBV infection (HBsAg, HBcAb (IgG) and HBeAb by ELISA, plus HBsAg by AxSYM) and HBV-DNA genotyping by nested multiplex PCR and by DNA sequencing. RESULTS It was found that 65% of children aged 2-4 years, and 20.5% aged 4-13 years, as well as 45% adults were good responders to HBV vaccination mounting protective level HBsAb. Poor responders were 28%, 59.5% and 34%, and non-responders were 7%, 20% and 21% respectively, in the three studied groups. Markers of asymptomatic HBV infections were HBsAg detected by ELISA in 2.5% vs 11.39% by AxSYM. Other markers were HBcAb (IgG) in 1.38%, HBeAb in 0.83%, and HBV-DNA in 7.8%. All had HBV genotype E infection. CONCLUSION It is concluded that HBV vaccine is efficient in controlling HBV infection among children and adults. The vaccine breakthrough infection was by HBV genotype E. A booster dose of vaccine is recommended, probably four years after initial vaccination.
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- Eman Ae Abushady
- Eman AE Abushady, Microbiology department, Faculty of Medicine Nourthern Border University, Arar 1321, Saudi Arabia
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Kamal SM, El Sayed Khalifa K. Immune modulation by helminthic infections: worms and viral infections. Parasite Immunol 2006; 28:483-96. [PMID: 16965284 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00909.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Helminthic infections occur worldwide, especially in developing countries. About one-quarter of the world's population, 1.5 billion, are infected with one or more of the major soil-transmitted helminths, including hookworms, ascarids, and whipworms. Schistosomes infect more than 200 million people worldwide with 600 million at risk in 74 countries. The interaction between helminths and the host's immune system provokes particular immunomodulatory and immunoregulatory mechanisms that ensure their survival in the host for years. However, these changes might impair the immunological response to bystander bacterial, viral, and protozoal pathogens and to vaccination. Modulation of the immune system by infection with helminthic parasites is proposed to reduce the levels of allergic responses and to protect against inflammatory bowel disease. In this review, we summarize the immunological milieu associated with helminthic infections and its impact on viral infections, mainly hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus in humans and experimental animals.
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- S M Kamal
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.
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Schistosomiasis is a major, worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality. Disease from the organism Schistosoma mansoni results from egg deposition in the liver, intestines, and other organs and is associated with an intense, granulomatous response from the human host. Clinical manifestations range from mild to severe intestinal forms, and hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, which is associated with hepatic fibrosis, portal hypertension, esophageal varices, and splenomegaly. This article presents information about the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis and clinical aspects of the disease, the relationship between hepatic schistosomiasis and viral infections, diagnosis, therapy, and control strategies for schistosomiasis.
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- I Bica
- Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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