| Malaria in pregnancy in the Asia-Pacific region. | |
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PMID: 22192132 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Most pregnant women at risk of for infection with Plasmodium vivax live in the Asia-Pacific region. However, malaria in pregnancy is not recognised as a priority by many governments, policy makers, and donors in this region. Robust data for the true burden of malaria throughout pregnancy are scarce. Nevertheless, when women have little immunity, each infection is potentially fatal to the mother, fetus, or both. WHO recommendations for the control of malaria in pregnancy are largely based on the situation in Africa, but strategies in the Asia-Pacific region are complicated by heterogeneous transmission settings, coexistence of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasites, and different vectors. Most knowledge of the epidemiology, effect, treatment, and prevention of malaria in pregnancy in the Asia-Pacific region comes from India, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand. Improved estimates of the morbidity and mortality of malaria in pregnancy are urgently needed. When malaria in pregnancy cannot be prevented, accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment are needed to avert dangerous symptomatic disease and to reduce effects on fetuses. |
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Marcus J Rijken; Rose McGready; Machteld E Boel; Rini Poespoprodjo; Neeru Singh; Din Syafruddin; Stephen Rogerson; François Nosten |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Lancet infectious diseases Volume: 12 ISSN: 1474-4457 ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Infect Dis Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-12-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101130150 Medline TA: Lancet Infect Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 75-88 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand. |
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