Estimated risk of placental infection and low birthweight attributable to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa in 2010: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Dr. Patrick G T Walker, PhD (Author), Prof. Feiko O ter Kuile, PhD (Author), Tini Garske, PhD (Author), Clara Menendez, PhD (Author), Prof. Azra C Ghani, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy leads to adverse outcomes including low birthweight; however, contemporary estimates of the potential burden of malaria in pregnancy in Africa (in the absence of interventions) are poor. We aimed to estimate the need to protect pregnant wo...