Hepatitis C virus infection may lead to slower emergence of P. falciparum in blood.

Hepatitis C virus infection may lead to slower emergence of P. falciparum in blood.

BACKGROUND: Areas endemic for Plasmodium falciparum, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) overlap in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. HBV and HCV infections develop in the liver, where takes place the first development stage of P. falciparum before its further spread in blood. The co...

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Main Authors: Odile Ouwe-Missi-Oukem-Boyer, Fousseyni S Touré Ndouo, Benjamin Ollomo, Jérome Mezui-Me-Ndong, Florian Noulin, Isabelle Lachard, Guy-Roger Ndong-Atome, Maria Makuwa, Pierre Roques, Michel Branger, Pierre-Marie Preux, Dominique Mazier, Sylvie Bisser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3018426?pdf=render

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