Co-infection of Long-Term Carriers of Plasmodium falciparum with Schistosoma haematobium Enhances Protection from Febrile Malaria: A Prospective Cohort Study in Mali

The parasitic diseases malaria and schistosomiasis are tremendous public health burdens, each affecting over 200 million people worldwide with substantial geographic overlap in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding how schistosomiasis influences the human immune response to Plasmodium, the agent of mala...

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Main Authors: Doumbo, Safiatou, Tran, Tuan M., Sangala, Jules, Li, Shanping, Doumtabe, Didier, Kone, Younoussou, Traoré, Abdrahamane, Bathily, Aboudramane, Sogoba, Nafomon, Coulibaly, Michel E., Huang, Chiung-Yu, Ongoiba, Aissata, Kayentao, Kassoum, Diallo, Mouctar, Dramane, Zongo, Nutman, Thomas B., Crompton, Peter D., Doumbo, Ogobara, Traore, Boubacar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161351/