Based on the notion that T. crassiceps induces strong anti-inflammatory and long-lasting Th2 responses, characterized by high systemic levels of IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13 as well as the recruitment of different regulatory cell populations such as AAMs, MDSCs, and iDCs accompanied by low T cell proliferative responses and the induction of low NO, IL-1β, IL-12, IL-15, IL-18, IL-23, TNF-α, and IFN-γ levels that may block pathologic inflammation, we investigated the role of this infection in the modulation and outcome of experimental autoimmune diseases such as EAE, rheumatoid arthritis, and T1D. Here, IL13 is linked to infection.