Malaria can be fatal during pregnancy, posing a serious risk to both mothers and fetuses, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Primigravidae are particularly susceptible to placental malaria in areas ...

To address this, the MKU-led consortium will deploy high-resolution molecular technologies – including single-cell RNA ...

Background. Whether the risk of malaria is increased in infants born to mothers who experience malaria during pregnancy is uncertain. Methods. We investigated malaria incidence among an infant cohort ...

Placental malaria as a consequence of Plasmodium falciparum infections can lead to severe complications for both mother and child. Each year, placental malaria causes nearly 200,000 newborn deaths, ...

Six antibody characteristics could help scientists identify which pregnant women are at risk of placental malaria infections. Six antibody characteristics could help scientists identify which pregnant ...

Six antibody characteristics could help scientists identify which pregnant women are at risk of placental malaria infections, finds a study published today in eLife. Malaria infections can be ...

Placental malaria as a consequence of Plasmodium falciparum infections can lead to severe complications for both mother and child. Each year, placental malaria causes nearly 200,000 newborn deaths, ...

Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health concern, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa, where Plasmodium falciparum infection can lead to adverse outcomes including maternal anaemia, low ...

Malaria infection during pregnancy poses serious risks to women and infants. The March of Dimes Foundation, an American organization that works to improve pregnancy and baby health, has now funded ...

Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria during pregnancy cause substantial perinatal mortality. As co-trimoxazole (CMX) protects children and HIV-positive adults against malaria, we ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012;10(11):1331-1342. PCR has technical advantages over histology for malaria surveillance because sample collection is simple (finger-prick blood spot on filter paper) ...