Schistosoma haematobium effects on Plasmodium falciparum infection modified by soil-transmitted helminths in school-age children living in rural areas of Gabon.

• Main Authors: Jean Claude Dejon-Agobé (Author), Jeannot Fréjus Zinsou (Author), Yabo Josiane Honkpehedji (Author), Ulysse Ateba-Ngoa (Author), Jean-Ronald Edoa (Author), Bayodé Roméo Adegbite (Author), Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma (Author), Selidji Todagbe Agnandji (Author), Michael Ramharter (Author), Peter Gottfried Kremsner (Author), Bertrand Lell (Author), Martin Peter Grobusch (Author), Ayôla Akim Adegnika (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Malaria burden remains high in the sub-Saharan region where helminths are prevalent and where children are often infected with both types of parasites. Although the effect of helminths on malaria infection is evident, the impact of these co-infections is not clearly elucidated yet and the...