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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
High prevalence of placental malaria and low birth weight in sahelian periurban area
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 75, No. 1, Year 2006
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The impact of placental malaria in African urban areas is poorly documented. We therefore conducted a study during the rainy season in Dakar, an area with low malaria transmission. Two groups of delivering women were enrolled according to the detection of PfHRP2 in placental blood. Ten percent of the women were positive for parasites in the placenta, and microscopic examination showed, respectively, 17%, 22%, and 44% of past, acute, and chronic infection. The mean birth weight decreased drastically with the infection of the placenta (2,684 ± 67 versus 3,085 ± 66 g for controls), particularly with chronic infection. Chronic infection was not linked with parasiteamia in maternal venous blood. Seventy-six percent of positive women were anemic (46% of the controls). Severe anemia was also associated with chronic infection. Long-lasting infections are the most deleterious to mother and infant and are most likely associated with drug resistance of parasites. Copyright © 2006 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sarr, Demba
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Marrama, Laurence
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Gaye, Alioune
Senegal, Dakar
Centre de Santé Roi Baudoin de Guediawaye
Dangou, Jean Marie
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Niang, Makhtar S.
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Mercereau-Puijalon, Odile
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Lehesran, Jean Y.
France, Marseille
Ird Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement
Jambou, Ronan
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Pasteur de Dakar
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.171
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female