Marie Pierre Diouf, Safietou Kande, Mary Aigbiremo Oboh, Isaac Akhénaton Manga, Fassiatou Tairou, Amadou Seck, Abdoulaye Diallo, Aminata Colle Lo, Doudou Sow, Khadime Sylla, Magatte Ndiaye, Roger Clément Tine, Babacar Faye, Corinne Merle, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Paul Miligan, Jean-Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye
Despite marked progress in Senegal, three regions in the southeast part continue to have a high burden of malaria, but there have been no recent studies assessing the prevalence of malaria associated with pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria infection in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Senegal. During the malaria transmission season of 2019, pregnant women attending 11 health care facilities for a scheduled visit and those presenting unwell with signs of malaria were invited to participate in a malaria screening study...
January 2, 2024: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene