Sequential Leishmania major and Plasmodium berghei Co-infection Exacerbates Disease Severity, Parasite Burden and Haematological Alterations in BALB/c Mice
Rebeccah M. Ayako, Richard Nyachieo, Benjamin Mwongela, Gladys Korir, Kenneth Waititu, Thomas Adino, Priscilla Kimiti, Jillani Ngalla & Atunga Nyachieo · South Asian Journal of Parasitology · 2026
Introduction: Malaria and leishmaniasis are important vector-borne parasitic infections in tropical and subtropical countries that often co-occur, yet their combined effects remain poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of sequential infection with L...
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10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i4323