Human helminth co-infection: No evidence of common genetic control of hookworm and Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity in a Brazilian community

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-306

  Pullan, Rachel L ^a   Bethony, Jeffrey M ^b,c   Geiger, Stefan M ^b,c   Correa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^b   Brooker, Simon ^a,d   Quinnell, Rupert J ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co infection; Heritability; Necator americanus; Schistosoma mansoni; Variance component analysis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC REGULATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAZIL;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

EID: 77649274453     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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