| epidemiology of helminth infections and their relationship to clinical malaria in southwest uganda. | it has recently been suggested that helminth infections may adversely influence susceptibility to other infections, including malaria. to investigate this hypothesis in a sub-saharan african setting, surveys of helminth infections were conducted in 2003 among individuals who had been under weekly active case detection for clinical malaria during the preceding 18 months in four villages in kabale district, southwest uganda. overall, 47.3% of individuals had at least one intestinal nematode specie ... | 2005 | 15550257 |
| intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in ugandan schoolchildren: a rapid mapping assessment. | even with a national control programme in place, intestinal schistosomiasis continues to be a major public health problem in school-aged children and other community members in uganda. this is especially the case in the environments around the great lakes, where disease transmission is high, such as lake victoria. moreover, in the most remote areas, some schools might periodically miss large-scale drug administrations owing to inaccessibility. to provide contemporary monitoring and surveillance ... | 2009 | 19908189 |