MALARIA: diabetes and malaria

	William Brieger
Date:	Mon, Mar 4, 2013 9:34 am

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Risk for Malaria Infection

 

Abstract

A case–control study of 1,466 urban adults in Ghana found that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus had a 46% increased risk for infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Increase in diabetes mellitus prevalence may put more persons at risk for malaria infection.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/10/10-0399_article.htm