Micronutrient Deficiencies and Plasmodium vivax Malaria among Children in the Brazilian Amazon

There is a growing body of evidence linking micronutrient deficiencies and malaria incidence arising mostly from P. falciparum endemic areas. We assessed the impact of micronutrient deficiencies on malaria incidence and vice versa in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. We evaluated children

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Published in:PloS one 2016-03, Vol.11 (3), p.e0151019-e0151019
Main Authors: Benzecry, Silvana Gomes, Alexandre, Márcia Almeida, Vítor-Silva, Sheila, Salinas, Jorge Luis, de Melo, Gisely Cardoso, Marinho, Helyde Albuquerque, Paes, Ângela Tavares, de Siqueira, André Machado, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães, Leite, Heitor Pons
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropometry
beta Carotene - blood
beta Carotene - deficiency
Biology and Life Sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Carotene
Causes of
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Complications and side effects
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hazard assessment
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Intestine
Iron
Iron - blood
Iron - deficiency
Malaria
Malaria, Vivax - blood
Malaria, Vivax - diagnosis
Malaria, Vivax - epidemiology
Male
Males
Medicine and Health Sciences
Micronutrients
Micronutrients - blood
Micronutrients - deficiency
Mortality
Nutrient deficiency
Nutrition Assessment
People and Places
Physical sciences
Physiological aspects
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax - isolation & purification
Population studies
Proportional Hazards Models
Rural areas
Rural communities
Rural Population
Serum levels
Statistical models
Studies
Vector-borne diseases
Vitamin A
Vitamin A Deficiency - blood
Vitamin A Deficiency - complications
Zinc
Zinc - blood
Zinc - deficiency
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Summary:There is a growing body of evidence linking micronutrient deficiencies and malaria incidence arising mostly from P. falciparum endemic areas. We assessed the impact of micronutrient deficiencies on malaria incidence and vice versa in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. We evaluated children
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0151019