Background The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and Plasmodium co-
infections need better understanding. The findings of the individual studies are inconclusive …

Background Current knowledge on the burden of, and interactions between malaria and
helminth co-infections, as well as the impact of the dual infections on anaemia, remains …

Background Helminth infection and malaria remain major causes of ill-health in the tropics
and subtropics. There are several shared risk factors (eg, poverty), and hence, helminth …

Background Malaria burden remains high in the sub-Saharan region where helminths are
prevalent and where children are often infected with both types of parasites. Although the …

Background It has been suggested that Schistosoma infection may be associated with
Plasmodium falciparum infection or related reduction in haemoglobin level, but the nature of …

Background Many school children living in Africa are infected with plasmodia and helminth
species and are consequently at risk of coinfection. However, the epidemiology of such …

Abstract Background Infections of Plasmodium species, Schistosoma species and soil-
transmitted helminths (STH) inflict a significant burden on children mostly in deprived …

Background Malaria, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) are
important parasitic infections in Sub-Saharan Africa where a significant proportion of people …

Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is ubiquitous throughout
Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many …

Background. Plasmodium–helminth coinfection can have a number of consequences for
infected hosts, yet our knowledge of the epidemiology of coinfection across multiple settings …