Malaria

Babies born from malaria-infected mothers susceptible to malaria early in life

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, July 19th, 2005

Babies born from malaria-infected mothers are more susceptible to malaria attack during the few years of life.

According to recent research published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, "In this study, the effect of maternal peripheral and placental Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia on the level of antibody and cytokine immune responses in the neonate was investigated.

"Malaria parasites were detected by light microscopy. Levels of malaria-specific isotypic antibodies were measured in maternal and cord blood by indirect ELISA. The numbers of IFN-γ and IL-4 cells produced by maternal/cord blood after in vitro...

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