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 …

Background Malaria, schistosomiasis and intestinal helminth infections are causes of high
morbidity in most tropical parts of the world. Even though these infections often co-exist …

Background Malaria and intestinal helminths co-infection are major public health problems
particularly among school age children in Nigeria. However the magnitude and possible …

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

Plasmodium falciparum malaria and intestinal helminth infections are among the most
common infections in the tropics and they share the same spatial distribution. The objective …

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 …

Abstract Objectives Co‐infections with Plasmodium, Ascaris and Giardia are common in sub‐
Saharan Africa but epidemiological and clinical data are rare. We examined factors …

BACKGROUND: In Sub-Saharan Africa, some individuals infected with malaria are also
infected with helminths. However, the magnitude and distribution of such coinfections in …

Background. School age children are at high risk of soil‐transmitted helminth (STH)
worldwide. In Kenya, STH infections in children remain high despite the periodic …

Introduction Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are a major public health problem in Sub-
Saharan Africa. In Kenya, the National School Based Deworming Program (NSBDP) was …