Helminths and COVID-19 susceptibility, disease progression, and vaccination efficacy. Issue 4 (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Whitehead, Bradley; Christiansen, Simon; Østergaard, Lars; Nejsum, Peter
• Is Part Of: Trends in parasitology. Volume 38:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 277
• Page End: 279
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: helminths -- COVID-19 -- vaccine efficiency; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Parasitology; Biology; Parasitologie -- Périodiques; Online resources; 571.999
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.01.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-4922

Abstract

Abstract : Almost 2 years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it remains to be determined how helminths interact with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We discuss how helminths may alter susceptibility to infection, COVID-19 pathology, and the efficiency of vaccines by combined analysis of available COVID-19 data and previous investigations of the effect of helminths in viral infections.