Prevalence of malaria-helminth co-infections among children living in a setting of high coverage of standard interventions for malaria and helminths: Two population-based studies in Senegal

• Main Authors: Muhammed O. Afolabi (Author), Doudou Sow (Author), Ibrahima Mbaye (Author), Marie Pierre Diouf (Author), Mor Absa Loum (Author), Elhadji Babacar Fall (Author), Amadou Seck (Author), Isaac A. Manga (Author), Cheikh Cissé (Author), Baba Camara (Author), Awa Diouf (Author), Ndéye Aida Gaye (Author), Aminata Colle Lo (Author), Brian Greenwood (Author), Jean Louis A. Ndiaye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundConcurrent infections of Plasmodium falciparum with Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) and Schistosoma spp are still a major public health problem among children living in Sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted two prospective studies among children living in urban and rural settings of Senegal, w...