Iron Status of Burkinabé Adolescent Girls Predicts Malaria Risk in the Following Rainy Season

High levels of storage iron may increase malaria susceptibility. This risk has not been investigated in semi-immune adolescents. We investigated whether baseline iron status of non-pregnant adolescent girls living in a high malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso affected malaria risk during the f...

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Main Authors: Loretta Brabin, Stephen A. Roberts, Halidou Tinto, Sabine Gies, Salou Diallo, Bernard Brabin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1446