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Table 1 The effect of S. mansoni infection on the development of cerebral malaria.

From: Schistosoma mansoni infection reduces the incidence of murine cerebral malaria

50 cercariae

P. berghei-infected mice

Co-infected mice*

 

Cerebral malaria

Anaemic malaria

Cerebral malaria

Anaemic malaria

Experiment 1

5

3

2

4

Experiment 2

7

3

2

9

Total

12/18

6/18

4/17

13/17

(%)

(67%)

(33%)

(24%)

(76%)

100 cercariae

P. berghei -infected mice

Co-infected mice*

 

Cerebral malaria

Anaemic malaria

Cerebral malaria

Anaemic malaria

Experiment 1

5

3

0

7

Experiment 2

7

3

3

7

Experiment 3

6

5

2

8

Total

18/29

11/29

5/27

22/27

(%)

(62%)

(38%)

(19%)

(81%)

  1. * Mice were infected with 5 × 104 P. berghei-parasitized erythrocytes seven weeks after injection of 50 or 100 S. mansoni cercariae.