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| Title |
Molecular epidemiology and seroprevalence in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections of Malagasy pregnant women in the highlands
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| Published in |
Malaria Journal, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12936-015-0704-5 |
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| Authors |
Oumou Maïga-Ascofaré, Raphael Rakotozandrindrainy, Mirko Girmann, Andreas Hahn, Njary Randriamampionona, Sven Poppert, Jürgen May, Norbert G Schwarz |
| Abstract |
Malaria epidemiology in Madagascar is classified into four different areas, ranging from unstable seasonal transmission in the highlands to hyperendemic perennial transmission areas in the costal level. Most malaria studies in Madagascar are focused on symptomatic children. However, because of the low transmission in some areas with correspondingly low level of semi-immunity, adults are also at risk, in particular pregnant women. The objective of this study was to gain information on the genetic epidemiology of malarial infections in pregnant women in order to provide information for malaria control and elimination programmes in Madagascar. Between May and August 2010, we made cross-sectional surveys targeting healthy pregnant women in six locations, three in the coastal area and three in the highlands at 850-1300 m. 1244 blood samples were screened for anti-Plasmodium falciparum antibodies by immunofluorescence test and for malarial infection by realtime-PCR. The prevalence of chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance markers was also determined in all Plasmodium falciparum samples by PCR-RFLP as well as the multiplicity of infection through genotyping six neutral microsatellites. In the highlands, 67.4% of the women presented antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum and 9.2% were carrying parasites, at the coast 95.6% and 14.8%, respectively. In the mean, 1.2 clones were detected in infected pregnant woman in the highlands and 1.5 at the coast. A higher level of monoclonal infections was found in the highlands (85.4%) compared to the coast (61.8%). Resistance markers for sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine were present only in two sites. Malaria parasites in human Madagascan highland populations trigger immunity but could also be a reservoir for malaria epidemics. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Madagascar | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 20% |
| Researcher | 18 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 19% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 21% |
| Unknown | 19 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 May 2015.
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#13,434,323
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#3,518
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#60
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