Malaria in Pregnancy in Endemic Regions of Colombia: High Frequency of Asymptomatic and Peri‐Urban Infections in Pregnant Women with Malaria

AM Vásquez, L Zuluaga-Idárraga… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) has been associated with adverse pregnancy
outcomes. There is limited information on MiP in low transmission regions as Colombia. This …

Malaria in pregnancy complications in Southern Venezuela

M Romero, E Leiba, FS Carrión-Nessi… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria infections, increasing
the risk of maternal–fetal complications, mainly in high-endemicity areas. However, few …

Prospective study of malaria in pregnancy, placental and congenital malaria in Northwest Colombia

JA Cardona-Arias, J Carmona-Fonseca - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Pregnancy Associated Malaria (PAM) include malaria in pregnancy
(MiP), placental malaria (PM), and congenital malaria (CM). The evidence available in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular detection of malaria at delivery reveals a high frequency of submicroscopic infections and associated placental damage in pregnant women from …

EM Arango, R Samuel, OM Agudelo… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plasmodium infection in pregnancy causes substantial maternal and infant morbidity and
mortality. In Colombia, both P. falciparum and P. vivax are endemic, but the impact of either …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal clinical findings in malaria in pregnancy in a region of northwestern Colombia

JG Piñeros, A Tobon-Castano, G Alvarez… - The American Journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In malaria-endemic regions of Latin America, little is known about malaria in pregnancy. To
characterize the clinical and laboratory findings of maternal infection, we evaluated 166 …

Malaria in pregnancy: a passive surveillance study of pregnant women in low transmission areas of Colombia, Latin America

M Lopez-Perez, MA Pacheco, L Buriticá, AA Escalante… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Malaria causes a significant burden in highly endemic areas where children
and pregnant women are more susceptible to severe disease and death, however, in low …

Meta-analysis of the prevalence of malaria associated with pregnancy in Colombia 2000–2020

JA Cardona-Arias, J Carmona-Fonseca - PloS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Knowledge about malaria associated with pregnancy is scarce in Latin America, and in
Colombia, little is known about the magnitude of this infection. A systematic review was …

Frequency of gestational malaria and maternal–neonatal outcomes, in Northwestern Colombia 2009–2020

JA Cardona-Arias, J Carmona-Fonseca - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Research on Gestational Malaria (GM) is scarce in America's. In the few available
studies in Colombia, the analysis of immunological or parasitological aspects predominates …

Prevalence of gestational, placental and congenital malaria in north-west Colombia

O Agudelo, E Arango, A Maestre, J Carmona-Fonseca - Malaria Journal, 2013 - Springer
Background The frequency of pregnancy-associated malaria is increasingly being
documented in American countries. In Colombia, with higher frequency of Plasmodium vivax …

Asymptomatic plasmodial infection in Colombian pregnant women

J Carmona-Fonseca, OM Agudelo, EM Arango - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Information about asymptomatic plasmodial infection is scarce in the world, and the
current antimalarial program goals (control, elimination, and eradication) demand this …