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A controlled randomized trial of anti-helminthic treatment was undertaken in 1996–1997 in a rural area of Madagascar where populations were simultaneously infected with , and . Levamisole was administered bimonthly to 107 subjects, whereas 105 were controls. Levamisole was highly effective in reducing Ascaris egg loads in the treated group ( < 10 at all visits), whereas it had no effect on schistosomiasis. Subjects 5–14 years of age, treated with levamisole, had a significant increase of their densities compared with controls ( = 0.003). There was no effect of the treatment on children 6 months to 4 years of age, nor on adults > 15 years of age. This study confirms the results of a randomized trial, which showed a negative interaction in those > 5 years of age between Ascaris and malaria parasite density in another Malagasy population, submitted to a higher malaria transmission.

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Confirmation of the Protective Effect of Ascaris lumbricoides on Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Results of a Randomized Trial in Madagascar
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 77, 1091 (2007); https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1091
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  • Received : 24 May 2007
  • Accepted : 22 Jun 2007

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