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 coinfection of these two parasites on disease epidemiology and pathology, we carried out coinfection Cookie stu

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The Africa of 2022: Crisscrossing Crises

The year 2022 marked the 20th anniversary of the African Union (AU)).The AU marked a realisation that the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) established in 1963 had fulfilled its mandate of ridding the continent of overt colonial rule and a new platform was needed Cookie to drive Africa towards full prosperity.Conceived amid the revisiting of the

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