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Authors:




E. Lum1,2

H.K. Kimbi1,2

J. Mbuh1

J. Ndamukong-Nyanga1,2

A. L. Njunda3

J. Lello4






Affiliations:




1Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon



2Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and the Environment, Buea, Cameroon



3Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Buea, Cameroon



4School of Biosciences, Organism and Environment Group, Cardiff University, Cardiff










Correspondence to:




Antony Musoke







How to cite this poster:



Lum, E., Kimbi, H.K., Mbuh, J., Ndamukong-Nyanga, J., Njunda, A.L. & Lello, J., 2012, ‘Co-infections of malaria and soil-transmitted
helminths in localities with different levels of urbanization in the Mount Cameroon region’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary
Research 79(2), Art. #487, 1 page.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/
ojvr.v79i2.487








Note:




Proceedings of the Conference of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance ‘One Health’ held at the National
Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, July  2011.






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Co-infections of malaria and soil-transmitted helminths in localities with different levels of urbanisation in the
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Malaria co-exists with intestinal helminths and they have different effects on infected individuals. A total of 235 and 208 children from Ekona and
Great Soppo respectively of both sexes aged 4–14 years were enrolled into a cross-sectional study.Capillary blood was collected for detection and determination of malaria parasitaemia as well as PCV. Stool samples were collected for quantitative
determination of helminth ova by Kato-Katz technique.
The prevalence of malaria and helminths was higher in Ekona than Great Soppo. In Great Soppo, Trichuris was the most prevalent helminth than
Great Soppo and an association was found between these co-infections. More children were co-infected in Ekona and co-infecting species
were Ascaris and Plasmodium falciparum.
The prevalence of malaria and intestinal helminths as well as co-infection was lower in Great Soppo than in Ekona, probably due to increased
urbanization in Great Soppo than Ekona.