Complex Interactions between soil-transmitted helminths and malaria in pregnant women on the Thai-Burmese border
BACKGROUND: Deworming is recommended by the WHO in girls and pregnant and lactating women to reduce anaemia in areas where hookworm and anaemia are common. There is conflicting evidence on the harm and the benefits of intestinal geohelminth infections on the incidence and severity of malaria, and c...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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