This term describes the fact when hosts are infected by two similar parasites, which may influence diagnosis results. For example, in some African countries microfilariae of different filariae may occur in the same host and can be diagnosed by wet blood film and concentration methods. Species diagnosis is absolutely needed in order to avoid treatment of nonpathogenic parasites.
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Akue JP et al (2011) Epidemiology of concomitant infection due to Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Gabon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5(10):e1329
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Concomitant Infections. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4590-1
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