IL13 and schistosomiasis: Similarly, IL-13–1112 CT and CC variants had insignificantly higher schistosomiasis burden (mean egg count: 11 (6.0–36.25) eggs/10 mL and 11 (7.0–34.5) eggs/10mL, respectively) compared to TT variants (mean egg count, 9 (4.0–14.0) eggs/10 mL); p = 0.499.