Background A clear understanding of the effects of housing structure, education, occupation,
income, and wealth on malaria can help to better design socioeconomic interventions to …

Abstract Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) during pregnancy, if left untreated,
can cause adverse effects for the mothers, foetuses and newborns. However, limited …

Background Limited understanding exists about the interactions between malaria and soil-
transmitted helminths (STH), their potential geographical overlap and the factors driving it …

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 Schistosomiasis represents a major public health problem in Tanzania despite
ongoing national control efforts. This study examined whether intestinal schistosomiasis is …

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 …

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) are two parasitic diseases mainly
affecting school children. The purpose of this study was to estimate the current prevalence …

The role of the gut microbiota during coinfection with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and
Plasmodium spp. is poorly understood. We examined peripheral blood and fecal samples …

Coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths may impact the immune response to
these parasites because they induce different immune profiles. We studied the effects of …

Background Malaria causes significant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa,
especially among children under five years of age and places a huge economic burden on …