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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Transplacental transmission of plasmodium falciparum in a highly malaria endemic area of Burkina Faso
Journal of Tropical Medicine, Article 109705, Year 2012
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Description
Malaria congenital infection constitutes a major risk in malaria endemic areas. In this study, we report the prevalence of transplacental malaria in Burkina Faso. In labour and delivery units, thick and thin blood films were made from maternal, placental, and umbilical cord blood to determine malaria infection. A total of 1,309 mother/baby pairs were recruited. Eighteen cord blood samples (1.4) contained malaria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum). Out of the 369 (28.2) women with peripheral positive parasitemia, 211 (57.2) had placental malaria and 14 (3.8) had malaria parasites in their umbilical cord blood. The umbilical cord parasitemia levels were statistically associated with the presence of maternal peripheral parasitemia (OR = 9.24, P ≪ 0.001), placental parasitemia (OR = 10.74, P ≪ 0.001), high-density peripheral parasitemia (OR = 9.62, P ≪ 0.001), and high-density placental parasitemia (OR = 4.91, P = 0.03). In Burkina Faso, the mother-to-child transmission rate of malaria appears to be low. © 2012 Alphonse Ouédraogo et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ouédraogo, Alphonse Risgou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Tiono, Alfred Bewendtaoré
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Diarra, Amidou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Bougouma, Edith Christiane
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Nèbiè, Issa O.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Konaté, Amadou Tidiani
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Sirima, Sodiomon Bienvenu
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Centre National de Recherche et de Formation Sur le Paludisme
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1155/2012/109705
ISSN:
16879686
e-ISSN:
16879694
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Burkina Faso
Participants Gender
Female