SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI INFECTION SUPPRESSES THE GROWTH OF PLASMODIUM YOELII PARASITES IN THE LIVER AND REDUCES GAMETOCYTE INFECTIVITY TO MOSQUITOES.

Schistosoma mansoni infection suppresses the growth of Plasmodium yoelii parasites in the liver and reduces gametocyte infectivity to mosquitoes.

Malaria and schistosomiasis are major parasitic diseases causing morbidity and mortality in the tropics.Epidemiological surveys have revealed coinfection rates of up to 30% among children in Sub-Saharan Africa.To investigate the impact of here coinfection of these two parasites on disease epidemiology and pathology, we carried out coinfection studi

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