The absolute necessity for rational therapy in the face of rampant drug resistance places
increasing importance on the accuracy of malaria diagnosis. Giemsa microscopy and rapid …

Background Relapsing fever is the most frequent bacterial disease in Africa. Four main
vector/pathogen complexes are classically recognized, with the louse Pediculus humanus …

Background About a fifth of malaria cases in 1999 for the Kapit division of Malaysian Borneo
had routinely been identified by microscopy as Plasmodium malariae, although these …

A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay that uses Plasmodium genus-specific
primers for the initial PCR (nest 1) amplification and either genus-or species-specific primers …

Anemia is estimated to affect one-half of school-age children in developing countries. The
school years are an opportune time to intervene, and interventions must be based on sound …

Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were performed in a rural population living in The
Gambia to examine the relationship between several in vitro assays of the host immune …

The Dielmo project, initiated in 1990, consisted of long-term investigations on host-parasite
relationships and the mechanisms of protective immunity in the 247 residents of a …

Objective: To measure the effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on iron
status, anaemia, growth, morbidity, and development of children aged 6–59 months. Design …

Iron deficiency and helminth infections are two common conditions of children in developing
countries. The consequences of helminth infection in young children are not well described …

Background: Iron deficiency is highly prevalent in most developing countries. However, its
detection is often obscured by infections and inflammatory disorders that are common in the …