Pathogenicity and virulence of malaria: Sticky problems and tricky solutions

IS Walker, SJ Rogerson - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Infections with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause over 600,000 deaths
each year, concentrated in Africa and in young children, but much of the world's population …

Congenital transmission of apicomplexan parasites: a review

M Rojas-Pirela, L Medina, MV Rojas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Apicomplexans are a group of pathogenic protists that cause various diseases in humans
and animals that cause economic losses worldwide. These unicellular eukaryotes are …

Prevalence of malaria parasite and its effects on some hematological parameters amongst pregnant women in Yola, Nigeria

BN Emmanuel, G Chessed, FE Erukainure… - Journal of Umm Al-Qura …, 2024 - Springer
Background Malaria infection during pregnancy presents a substantial health threat,
adversely impacting both the mother and fetus. Its pathogenesis and clinical consequences …

Myeloperoxidase and other markers of neutrophil activation associate with malaria and malaria/HIV coinfection in the human placenta

D Sarr, LJ Oliveira, BN Russ, SO Owino… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Placental malaria (PM) is characterized by accumulation of inflammatory
leukocytes in the placenta, leading to poor pregnancy outcomes. Understanding of the …

Impact of placental malaria on maternal, placental and fetal cord responses and its role in pregnancy outcomes in women from Blue Nile State, Sudan

S Omer, C Franco-Jarava, A Noureldien, M Omer… - Malaria Journal, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum infected cells in the
placenta results in placental malaria (PM). It activates the mother's immune cells and …

Pregnancy-associated malaria: Effects of cytokine and chemokine expression

KE Sánchez, LM Spencer - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Malaria remains a serious public health problem. Malaria caused 409,000
deaths in 2019, and 67% were children under 5 years old. Malaria-infected mothers exhibit …

Current Status of Malaria Control and Elimination in Africa: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Progress and Challenges

J Li, HJ Docile, D Fisher, K Pronyuk, L Zhao - Journal of Epidemiology and …, 2024 - Springer
The African continent carries the greatest malaria burden in the world. Falciparum malaria
especially has long been the leading cause of death in Africa. Climate, economic factors …

Malaria in the third trimester and maternalperinatal outcome

E Nkwabong, DN Mayane, E Meka… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate maternal and perinatal outcomes in cases of thirdtrimester malaria
(TTM). Methods A paritymatched comparative cohort study was carried out between …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of HIV infection on the immune response to malaria among pregnant women in Kumba, southwest Cameroon: protocol for a cross-sectional study

BN Obase, Z Francis, EL Forgu… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Malaria and HIV, 2 of the world's deadliest diseases, share a lot of territory in
sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: This study seeks to investigate the effect of HIV on the …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophils and pregnancy-associated malaria

M Djimde, K Kayentao, C Arama, A Dicko… - … of Microbiology & …, 2023 - fortuneonline.org
Purpose: Pregnant women living in areas with transmission of Plasmodium falciparum are
exposed to malaria and its harmful consequences on pregnancy outcomes. Neutrophils are …