tips Reductions in microfilaridermia by repeated ivermectin treatment are associated with lower Plasmodium-specific Th17 immune responses in Onchocerca volvulus-infected individuals March 28, 2015 Parasites Vectors 2015, 8:184Â doi:10.1186/s13071-015-0786-5 Kathrin Arndts and Ute Klarmann-Schulz contributed equally to this work. Published: 28 March 2015