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

Journal article

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 associations between patterns of co-infection and hemoglobin in different age groups. Analysis highlights the extensive geographic overlap between P. falciparum and the major human helminth infections ...

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Authors: Brooker, S; Akhwale, W; Pullan, R; Estambale, B; Clarke, SE

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
• Volume: 77
• Issue: 6 Suppl
• Pages: 88-98
• Publication date: 2007-12-01
• EISSN: 1476-1645
• ISSN: 0002-9637
• Language: English
• Keywords: Geography; Plasmodium falciparum; Helminthiasis; Child, Preschool; Humans; Female; Africa; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; Anemia; Animals; Child; Malaria; Infant