THE IMPACT OF MALARIA ON HIV AND VISE VERSA: IS IT RISKY TO EGYPT WITH IMMIGRATIONS AND CLIMATIC CHANGES?

EL-BAHNASAWY, MAMDOUD M. M.; ELGOHARY, MOHAMED ABDEL SALAM; ELNAKEB, MOSTAFA M.; SALLAM, TAREK ABDEL KADER; ALATTAR, MOHAMED BAKR F.; MORSY, TOSSON A.

doi:10.21608/jesp.2025.425073

THE IMPACT OF MALARIA ON HIV AND VISE VERSA: IS IT RISKY TO EGYPT WITH IMMIGRATIONS AND CLIMATIC CHANGES?

Authors

¹ Department of Tropical Medicine and Fever, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt

² Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt

³ Department of Public Health, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt

⁴ Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt

10.21608/jesp.2025.425073

Abstract

Undoubtedly, the world is facing a process of climate change, which has adversely impact hu
man health in many different ways, such as increase the risk of arthropod-borne infectious dis
eases, psychiatric disorders, cancer and other diseases.
The impact of HIV on malaria is modified by such factors as the endemicity and malaria
transmission stability. In areas with stable malaria transmission, HIV increases the malaria infec
tion risk and clinical malaria in adults, especially those with advanced immunosuppression.
This reviewed the marked interactions between HIV and malaria infections, including during
pregnancy.

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