Impact of repeated four-monthly anthelmintic treatment on Plasmodiuminfection in preschool children: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial
Open Access
- 21 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (1), 277
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-277
Abstract
Helminth infections can alter susceptibility to malaria. Studies need to determine whether or not deworming programs can impact on Plasmodium infections in preschool children.Keywords
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