Helminth parasites are a significant health burden for humans in the developing world and also cause
substantial economic losses in livestock production across the world. The combined lack of vaccines for
the major human and veterinary helminth parasites in addition to the development of drug resistance to
anthelmintics in sheep and cattle mean that controlling helminth infection and pathology remains a
challenge. However, recent high throughput technological advances mean that screening for potential
drug and vaccine candidates is now easier than in previous decades. A better understanding of the host
eparasite interactions occurring during infection and pathology and identifying pathways that can be
therapeutically targeted for more effective and ‘evolution proof’ interventions is now required. This
review highlights some of the advances that have been made in understanding the hosteparasite
interface in helminth infections using studies of the temporal expression of parasite proteins, i.e. the
parasite proteome, and discuss areas for potential future research and translation.