Associations among Soil-Transmitted Helminths, G6PD Deficiency and Asymptomatic Malaria Parasitemia, and Anemia in Schoolchildren from a Conflict Zone of Northeast Myanmar.

This study revealed a high prevalence of G6PDd, STHs, and anemia in schools located in a conflict zone. In areas where malnutrition and STH infections are rampant, testing for both glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and anemia should be considered before treating vivax malaria with 8-aminoquinolines.
PMID: 32043453 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - February 9, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Zeng W, Malla P, Xu X, Pi L, Zhao L, He X, He Y, Menezes LJ, Cui L, Yang Z Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research