Immune 71: Can parasitic worms prevent pandemics?

Immune explains how, in a mouse model of roundworm infection with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, exposure to lung-migrating helminths protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Hosts: Cynthia Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker

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• Helminth protects against murine SARS-CoV-2 infection (Sci Immunol)
• Pandemic spared Africa (ScienceInsider)
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