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Immunological consequences of antihelminthic treatment in preschool children exposed to urogenital schistosome infection

Rujeni, Nadine; Nausch, Norman; Midzi, Nicholas; Cowan Graeme J.; Burchmore, Richard; Cavanagh, David R.; Taylor, David W.; Mduluza, Takafira; Mutapi, Francisca (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013-05-13)

Urogenital schistosomiasis, due to Schistosoma haematobium, is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Control is by targeted treatment with praziquantel but preschool age children are excluded from control programs. Immunological ...

Efficacy of integrated school based de-worming and prompt malaria treatment on helminths -Plasmodium falciparum co-infections: A 33 months follow up study

Midzi, Nicholas; Mapingure, Munyaradzi, P.; Paul, Noah, H.; Sangweme, Davison; Hlerema, Gibson; Makware, Godfrey; Brouwer, Kimberly; Mutapi, Francisca; Kumar, Nirbhay; Mduluza, Takafira; Mudzori, James (BioMed Central, 2011)

The geographical congruency in distribution of helminths and Plasmodium falciparum makes polyparasitism a common phenomenon in Sub Saharan Africa. The devastating effects of helminths-Plasmodium co-infections on primary ...