Immune responses during gestational malaria: a review of the current knowledge and future trend of research

Women pregnant with their first child are susceptible to severe P. falciparum disease from placental malaria because they lack immunity to placenta-specific cytoadherence proteins. In subsequent pregnancies, as immunity against placental parasites is acquired, there is a reduced risk of adverse effe...

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Main Authors: Amanda Maestre, Jaime Carmona-Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3777
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