William Horsnell
Editor

2014

Helminth infections occur globally and all individuals are at some point in their life likely to be exposed to these parasites. Humans have always hosted parasitic worm infections and there is clear evidence that number of important helminth parasites have co-evolved with us. As such helminth infections should be considered a metazoan faunal complement to our micro-flora/biome. However, important pathological consequences of infection are also common. In tropical and sub-tropical regions, where helminth infections are common, the pathological effects of infection are important public health problems.