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Malaria Co-infection with Other Diseases of Global Public Health Importance

March 6, 2011 By Claire Standley, Editor Leave a Comment

Effects of co-infection on human health, the need for further research and steps towards integrated control Introduction In large parts of the world, the Plasmodium protozoans that cause malaria co-exist alongside a number of other pathogens and parasites, many of which are also infectious to humans. One of the foremost challenges in tackling the huge burden of malaria … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Co-infections, Helminths, HIV, Malaria Control

Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Malaria in Pregnant Women on the Thai-Burmese Border

November 16, 2010 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

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 consequently on the risks and benefits of deworming in malaria affected populations. We examined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transmission & Vectors Tagged With: A. lumbricoides, Anaemia, Burma, Deworming, Geohelminth Infection, Helminths, Hookworm, Intestinal Worms, Myanmar, P.vivax, Pregnancy and Malaria, Roundworms, T.trichuria, Thailand, Whipworms

The Effects of Maternal Helminth and Malaria Infections on Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

November 4, 2005 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Objective: To investigate the effect of helminth and/or malaria infection on the risk of HIV infection in pregnant women and its transmission to their offspring. Design: A retrospective cohort study of pregnant Kenyan women and their offspring from term, uncomplicated vaginal deliveries (n = 936) with a nested case-control study. Methods: We determined the presence of HIV, malaria, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Helminths, HIV, Kenya, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis

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