Introduction: Over 100 million women and their babies are at risk of malaria in pregnancy
each year. Malaria prevention in pregnancy relies on long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) …

Background Plasmodium falciparum in pregnancy results in substantial poor health
outcomes for both mother and child, particularly in young, primigravid mothers who are at …

Macrolides, polyketide natural products, and their 15-membered semi-synthetic derivatives
are composed of substituted macrocyclic lactone ring and used primarily as potent …

Background Malaria in pregnancy can result in placental infection with fetal implications.
This study aimed at assessing placental malaria (PM) prevalence and its associated factors …

Background Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a public health issue mostly seen in tropical
countries. Until now, there is no effective malaria vaccine against antigens specific to the …

Abstract Background Women exposed to Plasmodium infection develop antibodies and
become semi-immune. This immunity is suppressed during pregnancy making both the …

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) and insecticide-treated bed nets are the standard of
care for preventing malaria in pregnant women. Since these preventive measures reduce …

During pregnancy a variety of immunological changes occur to accommodate the fetus. It is
unknown whether these changes continue to affect humoral immunity postpartum or how …

In a randomised trial comparing intermittent screening and treatment (IST) with
dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) and intermittent preventive therapy against malaria in …

In high malaria transmission settings, the use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-based
intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp-SP) has resulted in decreased …