In areas where Plasmodium falciparum transmission is endemic, clinical immunity against
malaria is progressively acquired during childhood and adults are usually protected against …

Over 50 million women are exposed to the risk of malaria during pregnancy every year.
Malaria during pregnancy is a leading global cause of maternal morbidity and adverse …

Placental malaria (PM) is a deadly syndrome most frequent and severe in first pregnancies.
PM results from accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IE) that …

Malaria in pregnancy is a major cause of poor outcomes for both mother and fetus, and
malaria-induced low birth weight (LBW) may kill nearly 400,000 African infants each year …

Background Pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) is a serious consequence of Plasmodium
falciparum-infected erythrocytes sequestration in the placenta through the adhesion to the …

In endemic areas, pregnancy increases susceptibility to P. falciparum and P. vivax, but not P.
malariae, and this susceptibility diminishes with successive pregnancies …

Background Malaria in pregnancy is a major cause of poor maternal and infant health, and
is associated with the sequestration of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IE) in the …

Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IE) sequester in the placenta via surface
protein VAR2CSA, which binds chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) expressed on the …

Background Malaria in pregnancy has major impacts on mother and child health. To
complement existing interventions, such as intermittent preventive treatment and use of …

Background In Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemic areas placental malaria (PM) is an
important complication of malaria. The recurrence of malaria in primigravidae women …