Epidemiology of plasmodium-helminth co-infection in Africa: populations at risk, potential impact on anemia, and prospects for combining control.

Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is ubiquitous throughout Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many unknowns. In this review, we adopted an empirical approach to studying the geography and epidemiology of co-infection and asso...

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Main Authors: Brooker, S, Akhwale, W, Pullan, R, Estambale, B, Clarke, SE, Snow, R, Hotez, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007