Although atopic markers are modulated by helminth infection,no association was found between helminth coinfections
and asthma (atopic and non-atopic). Asthma is a complex disease and differences in asthma phenotypes between different populations may explain differences in the effects of helminth infections on asthma observed between studies . The lack of association between asthma and parasites found in this study may be result of the predominance of non-atopic asthma found in this population , since many studies have shown that infections, including those caused by helminths, protect against atopy and atopic asthma