Neurocognitive outcomes in Malawian children exposed to malaria during pregnancy: An observational birth cohort study.

Neurocognitive outcomes in Malawian children exposed to malaria during pregnancy: An observational birth cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Annually 125 million pregnancies are at risk of malaria infection. However, the impact of exposure to malaria in pregnancy on neurodevelopment in children is not well understood. We hypothesized that malaria in pregnancy and associated maternal immune activation result...

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Main Authors: Andrea M Weckman, Andrea L Conroy, Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Bruno Gnaneswaran, Chloe R McDonald, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Jaya Chandna, Doreen Ali, Victor Mwapasa, Carole Khairallah, Kyaw Lay Thwai, Steven R Meshnick, Steve M Taylor, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Kevin C Kain, Melissa Gladstone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003701
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