| the effects of ageing on the immune response to schistosoma haematobium and hookworm by measuring circulating immune complexes, c3, igg, iga and igm levels in residents of omi dam area of kogi state, nigeria. | in this study, the effects of infestation (with schistosoma haematobium or hookworm) during host ageing on the serum levels of circulating immune complexes (cic), c3, igg, iga and igm were examined in residents of omi dam area of kogi state, nigeria. s. haematobium-infested and hookworm-infested individuals showed no significant alteration in the levels of cic, c3, igg, iga and igm in comparison with controls. these levels were the same in infested subjects and controls even when the patients we ... | 2003 | 15030085 |