Schistosoma haematobium effects on Plasmodium falciparum infection modified by soil-transmitted helminths in school-age children living in rural areas of Gabon.
Jean Claude Dejon AgobéJeannot Fréjus ZinsouYabo Josiane HonkpehedjiUlysse Ateba-NgoaJean-Ronald EdoaBayodé Roméo AdegbiteGhyslain Mombo-NgomaSelidji Todagbe AgnandjiMichael RamharterPeter Gottfried KremsnerBertrand LellMartin Peter GrobuschAyôla Akim AdegnikaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
Our results suggest that STH enhance the risk for P. falciparum infection in schistosomiasis-positive children, and when infected, that schistosomiasis enhances susceptibility to developing malaria in young children but not in older children.