Co-infection of long-term carriers of Plasmodium falciparum with Schistosoma haematobium enhances protection from febrile malaria: a prospective cohort study in Mali.

Co-infection of long-term carriers of Plasmodium falciparum with Schistosoma haematobium enhances protection from febrile malaria: a prospective cohort study in Mali.

Malaria and schistosomiasis often overlap in tropical and subtropical countries and impose tremendous disease burdens; however, the extent to which schistosomiasis modifies the risk of febrile malaria remains unclear.We evaluated the effect of baseline S. haematobium mono-infection, baseline P. falc...

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Main Authors: Safiatou Doumbo, Tuan M Tran, Jules Sangala, Shanping Li, Didier Doumtabe, Younoussou Kone, Abdrahamane Traoré, Aboudramane Bathily, Nafomon Sogoba, Michel E Coulibaly, Chiung-Yu Huang, Aissata Ongoiba, Kassoum Kayentao, Mouctar Diallo, Zongo Dramane, Thomas B Nutman, Peter D Crompton, Ogobara Doumbo, Boubacar Traore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161351?pdf=render

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