This finding is in line with a strong anti-nematode host immune response associated with GATA-3 + Th2 cells and GATA-3 + T-bet + Th2/1 hybrid cells, production of the respective cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, IFN-γ) as well as a prominent eosinophilia at the side of infection1,75. This evidence concerns the gene IL4 and Increased total eosinophil count.