Zoonotic helminth exposure and risk of allergic diseases: A study of two generations in Norway.
Nils Oskar JõgiCecilie SvanesS P SiiakE LoganJ W HollowayJ IglandA JohannessenM LevinF G RealV SchlunssenW G C HorsnellRandi Jacobsen BertelsenPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2017)
Zoonotic helminth exposure in Norway was less frequent in offspring than parents; however, Toxocara spp. seropositivity was associated with increased risk of allergic manifestations in the offspring generation, but not among parents. Changes in response to helminth exposure may provide insights into the increase in allergy incidence in affluent countries.