SynthesisBMC public health2019
Prevalence and laboratory analysis of malaria and dengue co-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of dengue and leptospirosis coinfection and associated mortality rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Increasing prevalence of malaria and acute dengue virus coinfection in Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of cross-sectional studies.Malaria journal · 2023Pooled it
- Distinct cytokine profiles in malaria coinfections: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Risk predictors of progression to severe disease during the febrile phase of dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of and risk factors for severe malaria caused by Plasmodium and dengue virus co-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2020Pooled it
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- Severe Dengue and Dengue-Malaria Coinfection: A Case Series from a Referral Hospital in Montería, Colombia.Clinics and practice · 2026Article
- Malaria Coinfections Worldwide: An Umbrella Systematic Review of Prevalence and Epidemiological Patterns.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Review
- Coinfection of Malaria and Dengue Fever in Patients With Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in Ghana: A Narrative Review.BioMed research international · 2026Review
- Co-infections of malaria and dengue in Timika, a highly endemic malaria area in Central Papua, Indonesia.PloS one · 2026Article
- Pertussis risk assessment in children: a retrospective study of blood parameters from two medical centers.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Observational
- Mathematical modelling and analysis for the co-infection of viral and bacterial diseases: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
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- Determinants and prevalence of symptomatic dengue fever among adults in the Central Region of Burkina Faso: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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- Dengue among Suspected Patients Admitted to Department of Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
- Concurrent Dengue-Malaria Infection: The Importance of Acute Febrile Illness in Endemic Zones.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2023Article
- The Prevalence of Malaria and Bacteremia Co-Infections among Febrile Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Malaria and Influenza Co-Infection in Febrile Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
- The Seroprevalence and Hidden Burden of Chikungunya Endemicity and Malaria Mono- and Coinfection in Nigeria.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundA clear understanding of the epidemiology of malaria and dengue co-infection is essential for informed decisions on appropriate control strategies for dengue and malaria. This systematic review synthesized evidence on the relationship of malaria and dengue co-infection and related it to alterations in platelet, hemoglobin, hematocrit, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels when compared to malaria mono-infection.
methodsA systematic review in accordance with PRISMA guidelines was conducted. All published articles available in PubMed and Web of Science (ISI) databases before October 21, 2017 were recruited. All epidemiological studies except case reports on the prevalence or incidence of malaria and dengue co-infection among patients visiting hospitals with febrile illness were included. Studies that involved conference abstracts, protocols, systematic reviews, only mono-dengue or mono-malaria infections, and only animal or in vitro studies were excluded after screening the titles, abstracts, and body texts. Studies were additionally excluded after full text review when they lacked epidemiologic data on malaria and dengue co-infection. Two reviewers independently screened, reviewed, and assessed all the studies. Cochrane Q (Chi-square) and Moran's I
resultsOut of the 2269 citations screened, 15 articles were eligible to be included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The 15 studies involved 13,798 (10,373 cases with malaria and 3425 with dengue) patients in 9 countries. Thirteen studies compared the incidence and odds of Plasmodium sp. infection, five studies compared the odds of mean platelet, three studies compared Plasmodium parasite density, and four studies compared the odds of hemoglobin, hematocrit, AST, and ALT levels among co-infected groups and single-malaria-infected groups.
conclusionsThis study showed that dengue and malaria co-infection was associated with decreased odds of malaria infection, malaria parasitemia, AST, and ALT levels when compared to malaria mono-infection. However, malaria and dengue co-infection was associated with increased odds of platelet and hemoglobin levels when compared to malaria mono-infection.
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