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Helminth Infection and Eosinophilia and the Risk of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in 1- to 6-Year-Old Children in a Malaria Endemic Area

BACKGROUND: Helminth infection is common in malaria endemic areas, and an interaction between the two would be of considerable public health importance. Animal models suggest that helminth infections may increase susceptibility to malaria, but epidemiological data has been limited and contradictory....

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Autores principales: Bejon, Philip, Mwangi, Tabitha W., Lowe, Brett, Peshu, Norbert, Hill, Adrian V. S., Marsh, Kevin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2238708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18265875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000164