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2012 Jan – Malaria in pregnancy in the Asia-Pacific region

Dr Marcus J Rijken MD, Rose McGready PhD, Machteld E Boel MD, Rini Poespoprodjo PhD, Neeru Singh PhD , Din Syafruddin PhD, Prof Stephen Rogerson PhD , Prof François Nosten PhD. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 75 – 88, January 2012
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…

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