Arthropod borne disease: the leading cause of fever in pregnancy on the Thai-Burmese border.

• Main Authors: Rose McGready (Author), Elizabeth A Ashley (Author), Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (Author), Saw Oo Tan (Author), Mupawjay Pimanpanarak (Author), Samuel Jacher Viladpai-Nguen (Author), Wilarat Jesadapanpong (Author), Stuart D Blacksell (Author), Sharon J Peacock (Author), Daniel H Paris (Author), Nicholas P Day (Author), Pratap Singhasivanon (Author), Nicholas J White (Author), François Nosten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fever in pregnancy is dangerous for both mother and foetus. In the 1980's malaria was the leading cause of death in pregnant women in refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border. Artemisinin combination therapy has significantly reduced the incidence of malaria in the population. The remaining cau...