VAR2CSA Serology to Detect Plasmodium falciparum Transmission Patterns in Pregnancy
Emerg. infect. dis
; 25(10)Oct.2019.
Article
in English
| AIM (Africa), RSDM
| ID: biblio-1526370
Responsible library:
MZ1.1
ABSTRACT
Pregnant women constitute a promising sentinel group for continuous monitoring of malaria transmission. To identify antibody signatures of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure during pregnancy, we dissected IgG responses against VAR2CSA, the parasite antigen that mediates placental sequestration. We used a multiplex peptide-based suspension array in 2,354 samples from pregnant women from Mozambique, Benin, Kenya, Gabon, Tanzania, and Spain....
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Collection:
National databases
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MZ
Database:
AIM (Africa)
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RSDM
Main subject:
Plasmodium
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Pregnancy
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Malaria
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg. infect. dis
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça/MZ
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Hospital Sant Joan de Deu/ES
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ISGLOBAL, hospital clinic - Universitat de barcelona/ES
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Instituto de Investigação Médica do Quénia/KE
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Universidade d'Aboméy Calavi/BJ