Antagonistic effects of Plasmodium-helminth co-infections on malaria pathology in different population groups in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Plasmodium spp. and helminths are co-endemic in many parts of the tropics; hence, co-infection is a common phenomenon. Interactions between Plasmodium and helminth infections may alter the host's immune response and susceptibility and thus impact on morbidity. There is little information on the direction and magnitude of such interactions and results are conflicting. This study aimed at shedding new light on the potential interactions of Plasmodium and helminth co-infections on anemia and splenomegaly in different population groups in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methodology

Parasitologic and clinical data were obtained from four cross-sectional community-based studies and a national school-based survey conducted between 2011 and 2013 in Côte d'Ivoire. Six scenarios of co-inf

SUBMITTER: Hurlimann E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6343929 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature