Represents the regression line. (TIF) Table S1 Regional classifications.(DOCX)Table S2 National data on mean daily per capita energy, zinc, phytate and absorbable zinc contents of the national food 13655-52-2 biological activity supply, and estimated prevalence of inadequate zinc Linolenic acid methyl ester intake for 188 countries from 1990?2005. Estimates were calculated using the composite nutrient composition database, IZiNCG physiological requirements, the Miller Equation to estimate zinc absorption and an assumed 25 
inter-individual variation in zinc intake. (XLS) Table S3 Percent change in per capita energy, zinc and phytate content of the national food supply, and percent of dietary zinc obtained from animal source foods (ASF) for countries with a .5 absolute reduction in the prevalence of inadequate zinc intake between 1990 and 2005. (DOCX) Table S4 Percent change in per capita energy, zinc and phytate content of the national food supply, 1326631 and percent of dietary zinc obtained from animal source foods (ASF) for countries with a .5 absolute increase in the prevalence of inadequate zinc intake between 1990 and 2005. (DOCX)AcknowledgmentsWe thank Janet Peerson (University of California, Davis) for assistance with the statistical analyses. We also acknowledge Majid Ezzati (Imperial College of London), as well as Abigail Donner and Gitanjali Singh (Harvard School of Public Health) for assistance with project coordination and cleaning of the data from the national food balance sheets.Author ContributionsConceived and designed the experiments: KRW KHB. Performed the experiments: KRW. Analyzed the data: KRW KHB. Wrote the paper: KRW KHB.
Malaria remains the most prevalent parasitic disease worldwide. In 2010, an estimated 216 million malaria episodes with an estimated 655,000 deaths were reported of which more than 90 occurred in Africa [1]. Five species 23977191 of the malaria parasite cause human disease. This includes Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium knowlesi, which is gaining widespread recognition as a human pathogen [2]. The transmission of these malaria-causing parasites to humans is exclusively caused by Anopheles mosquitoes of which five species(An. gambiae s.s., An. funestus, An. arabiensis, An. moucheti and An. nili) have been identified as the major malaria vectors in Africa. In southern Benin, a western African country, An. gambiae s.s. and An. funestus are the main Plasmodium vectors; An. funestus being responsible for the prolonged period of malaria transmission during the dry season [3]. Malaria in Benin is still of primary health concern among children under five and pregnant women, and motivates up to 40 of outpatient visits and 30 of hospitalizations [4]. The Malaria Control Strategy currently recommended by the 
WHO [5] relies on the use of the artemisinin-based combination therapyReal-Time PCR Detection of Plasmodium in Mosquito(ACT), intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) and the universal distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs). The search for an effective malaria vaccine as a supplement to the disease control strategy, remains a major aspect that holds much hope [6]. However, the success of such a vaccine, whose efforts are currently focused on P. falciparum malaria, raises the question of the management of mixed infections by multiple species of Plasmodium spp. [7]. In malaria patients, mixed species infections are common and generally under reported. A cohort study conducted on 7.Represents the regression line. (TIF) Table S1 Regional classifications.(DOCX)Table S2 National data on mean daily per capita energy, zinc, phytate and absorbable zinc contents of the national food supply, and estimated prevalence of inadequate zinc intake for 188 countries from 1990?2005. Estimates were calculated using the composite nutrient composition database, IZiNCG physiological requirements, the Miller Equation to estimate zinc absorption and an assumed 25 inter-individual variation in zinc intake. (XLS) Table S3 Percent change in per capita energy, zinc and phytate content of the national food supply, and percent of dietary zinc obtained from animal source foods (ASF) for countries with a .5 absolute reduction in the prevalence of inadequate zinc intake between 1990 and 2005. (DOCX) Table S4 Percent change in per capita energy, zinc and phytate content of the national food supply, 1326631 and percent of dietary zinc obtained from animal source foods (ASF) for countries with a .5 absolute increase in the prevalence of inadequate zinc intake between 1990 and 2005. (DOCX)AcknowledgmentsWe thank Janet Peerson (University of California, Davis) for assistance with the statistical analyses. We also acknowledge Majid Ezzati (Imperial College of London), as well as Abigail Donner and Gitanjali Singh (Harvard School of Public Health) for assistance with project coordination and cleaning of the data from the national food balance sheets.Author ContributionsConceived and designed the experiments: KRW KHB. Performed the experiments: KRW. Analyzed the data: KRW KHB. Wrote the paper: KRW KHB.
Malaria remains the most prevalent parasitic disease worldwide. In 2010, an estimated 216 million malaria episodes with an estimated 655,000 deaths were reported of which more than 90 occurred in Africa [1]. Five species 23977191 of the malaria parasite cause human disease. This includes Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium knowlesi, which is gaining widespread recognition as a human pathogen [2]. The transmission of these malaria-causing parasites to humans is exclusively caused by Anopheles mosquitoes of which five species(An. gambiae s.s., An. funestus, An. arabiensis, An. moucheti and An. nili) have been identified as the major malaria vectors in Africa. In southern Benin, a western African country, An. gambiae s.s. and An. funestus are the main Plasmodium vectors; An. funestus being responsible for the prolonged period of malaria transmission during the dry season [3]. Malaria in Benin is still of primary health concern among children under five and pregnant women, and motivates up to 40 of outpatient visits and 30 of hospitalizations [4]. The Malaria Control Strategy currently recommended by the WHO [5] relies on the use of the artemisinin-based combination therapyReal-Time PCR Detection of Plasmodium in Mosquito(ACT), intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) and the universal distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs). The search for an effective malaria vaccine as a supplement to the disease control strategy, remains a major aspect that holds much hope [6]. However, the success of such a vaccine, whose efforts are currently focused on P. falciparum malaria, raises the question of the management of mixed infections by multiple species of Plasmodium spp. [7]. In malaria patients, mixed species infections are common and generally under reported. A cohort study conducted on 7.
