Interactions and potential implications of Plasmodium falciparum-hookworm coinfection in different age groups in south-central Côte d'Ivoire.

• Main Authors: Aurélie A Righetti (Author), Dominik Glinz (Author), Lukas G Adiossan (Author), Ahou-Yah G Koua (Author), Sébastien Niamké (Author), Richard F Hurrell (Author), Rita Wegmüller (Author), Eliézer K N'Goran (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Given the widespread distribution of Plasmodium and helminth infections, and similarities of ecological requirements for disease transmission, coinfection is a common phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere in the tropics. Interactions of Plasmodium falciparum and soil-transmitted...