Table 1

The effect of S. mansoni infection on the development of 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%)

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

Waknine-Grinberg et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-5