Helminth infection and eosinophilia and the risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in 1- to 6-year-old children in a malaria endemic area.

• Main Authors: Philip Bejon (Author), Tabitha W Mwangi (Author), Brett Lowe (Author), Norbert Peshu (Author), Adrian V S Hill (Author), Kevin Marsh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Helminth infection is common in malaria endemic areas, and an interaction between the two would be of considerable public health importance. Animal models suggest that helminth infections may increase susceptibility to malaria, but epidemiological data has been limited and contradictory.In a vaccine...