Gravidity and malaria trends interact to modify P. falciparum densities and detectability in pregnancy: a 3-year prospective multi-site observational study - BMC Medicine

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A study published in BMCMedicine shows that malaria parasite density in primigravid women declines as disease transmission declines, with no visible change in levels of antibodies to the parasite.

We are grateful to the mothers that participated in the study, the clinical teams at the Manhiça District Hospital, the Magude Health Center, and the Ilha Josina Health center, and the personnel at CISM and ISGlobal . We are also grateful to Dr. Deepak Gaur who offered very generously recombinant proteins produced in his lab.

Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKUniversité de Paris, Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, UMR_S1134, Inserm, 75015, Paris, FranceDepartment of Parasites & Insect Vectors, Malaria Parasite Biology and Vaccines, Institut Pasteur, Paris, FranceMalaria Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , New Delhi, IndiaEusébio MaceteDepartment of Physiologic Sciences, Faculty of...

 

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