Helminth Coinfection and COVID-19: An Alternate Hypothesis

Overview

Journal PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine

Date 2020 Aug 18

PMID 32804930

Citations 33

Authors

Russell Hays

Doris Pierce

Paul Giacomin

Alex Loukas

Peter Bourke

Robyn McDermott

Affiliations

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