Antagonistic effects of Plasmodium-helminth co-infections on malaria pathology in different population groups in Côte d'Ivoire.
Eveline HürlimannClarisse A HoungbedjiRichard B YapiPrisca B N'DriKigbafori D SiluéMamadou OuattaraJürg UtzingerEliézer K N'GoranGiovanna RasoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
No exacerbation from co-infection with Plasmodium and helminths was observed, neither in participants aged 5-18 years nor in adults from the community-based studies. Future studies should unravel underlying mechanisms of the observed interactions, as this knowledge might help shaping control efforts against these diseases of poverty.