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Neonates received BCG. Interferon-gamma (IFN-\u03b3) and interleukin (IL)-5 responses to a mycobacterial antigen (crude culture filtrate proteins (CFP) of<jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic>) were measured in a whole blood assay. We analysed results for binary variables using \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>tests and logistic regression. We analysed continuous variables using Wilcoxon's tests.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Maternal hookworm was associated with reduced maternal IFN-\u03b3 responses to CFP (adjusted odds ratio for IFN-\u03b3 &gt; median response: 0.14 (95% confidence interval 0.02\u20130.83, p = 0.021). Conversely, maternal hookworm was associated with subsequent increased IFN-\u03b3 responses in their one-year-old infants (adjusted OR 17.65 (1.20\u2013258.66; p = 0.013)). Maternal albendazole tended to reduce these effects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Untreated hookworm infection in pregnancy was associated with reduced maternal IFN-\u03b3 responses to mycobacterial antigens, but increased responses in their infants one year after BCG immunisation. 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