Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and non-P. falciparum infections in a highland district in Ghana, and the influence of HIV and sickle cell disease

Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and non-P. falciparum infections in a highland district in Ghana, and the influence of HIV and sickle cell disease

Abstract Background In the past two decades, there has been a reported decline in malaria in Ghana and the rest of the world; yet it remains the number one cause of mortality and morbidity. Human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and sickle cell disease (SCD) share a common geographical space with malar...

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Main Authors: Ewurama D. A. Owusu, Charles A. Brown, Martin P. Grobusch, Petra Mens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Falciparum
Non-falciparum
Malaria
Ghana
HIV
SCD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1823-y

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