[Pregnancy-associated malaria].
Pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) remains a major source of poor mother-child health in areas with stable transmission of P. falciparum parasites. However, the understanding of the pathogenesis of PAM and of the acquired protective immune response to this syndrome is progressing at a rapid pace as outlined in this brief review.
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Centre for Medical Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark. lhcmp@rh.dk
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology