Even in non-intestinal helminth infections, such as Schistosoma mansoni, in which adult parasites reside in the mesenteric veins, damage caused by worm eggs traversing the GI epithelium can result in systemic translocation of bacteria [10], [11], [12]; however, no study has examined the role of MT in a human intestinal helminth infection. The gene discussed is MCAT; the disease is helminthiasis.