The role of worms in health and disease: studies from Uganda (King's/Cambridge-Africa Seminar)

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• Professor Alison Elliott (Visiting Fellow at King's College, Cambridge; MRC/UVRI Uganda)
• Tuesday 01 December 2015, 17:15-18:30
• Wine Room, King's College, Cambridge, CB2 1TS.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Pauline Essah.

Wine will be served.....

Mammalian immune systems evolved under the impact of constant pressure from micro-organisms and parasites. Exposure to infectious diseases has altered dramatically in resource rich settings over the past century. Infectious and parasitic diseases still constitute a major burden in Africa, but this is beginning to change.

This seminar will discuss studies in Uganda that highlight the paradox that worm infections may be both good and bad for your health.

This talk is part of the Cambridge-Africa Programme series.

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• Cambridge Infectious Diseases
• Cambridge-Africa Programme
• Wine Room, King's College, Cambridge, CB2 1TS

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