Filariasis attenuates anemia and proinflammatory responses associated with clinical malaria: a matched prospective study in children and young adults.

• Main Authors: Housseini Dolo (Author), Yaya I Coulibaly (Author), Benoit Dembele (Author), Siaka Konate (Author), Siaka Y Coulibaly (Author), Salif S Doumbia (Author), Abdallah A Diallo (Author), Lamine Soumaoro (Author), Michel E Coulibaly (Author), Seidina A S Diakite (Author), Aldiouma Guindo (Author), Michael P Fay (Author), Simon Metenou (Author), Thomas B Nutman (Author), Amy D Klion (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Wuchereria bancrofti (Wb) and Mansonella perstans (Mp) are blood-borne filarial parasites that are endemic in many countries of Africa, including Mali. The geographic distribution of Wb and Mp overlaps considerably with that of malaria, and coinfection is common. Although chronic filarial infection...