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Exposure to Ebola Virus and Risk for Infection with Malaria Parasites, Rural Gabon
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February 17 2020
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 26(2):229-237
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Language:English
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:An association between malaria and risk for death among patients with Ebola virus disease has suggested within-host interactions between Plasmodium falciparum parasites and Ebola virus. To determine whether such an interaction might also influence the probability of acquiring either infection, we used a large snapshot surveillance study from rural Gabon to test if past exposure to Ebola virus is associated with current infection with Plasmodium spp. during nonepidemic conditions. We found a strong positive association, on population and individual levels, between seropositivity for antibodies against Ebola virus and the presence of Plasmodium parasites in the blood. According to a multiple regression model accounting for other key variables, antibodies against Ebola virus emerged as the strongest individual-level risk factor for acquiring malaria. Our results suggest that within-host interactions between malaria parasites and Ebola virus may underlie epidemiologic associations.
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Pubmed ID:31829919
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6986822
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