Seroepidemiology of helminths and the association with severe malaria among infants and young children in Tanzania.

• Hoofdauteurs: Jennifer L Kwan (Auteur), Amy E Seitz (Auteur), Michal Fried (Auteur), Kun-Lin Lee (Auteur), Simon Metenou (Auteur), Robert Morrison (Auteur), Edward Kabyemela (Auteur), Thomas B Nutman (Auteur), D Rebecca Prevots (Auteur), Patrick E Duffy (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The disease burden of Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum malaria is high, particularly in Africa, and co-infection is common. However, the effects of filarial infection on the risk of severe malaria are unknown. We used the remaining serum samples from a large cohort study in Muheza, Tan...