Research Article: Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Diversity and Resistance Genotype Profile in Infected Placental Samples Collected After Delivery in Ouagadougou
Introduction:
The number of malaria cases continues to increase worldwide with nearly million cases in , compared to in . Most of this increase was reported in Africa. In countries in the WHO African Region, in , approximately . million (%) pregnant women were exposed to malarial infection during pregnancy out of all the . million pregnancies recorded in the world. The malarial occurrence during pregnancy could lead to consequences such as worsening of anaemia in pregnant women, prematurity, perinatal mortality, foetal growth…
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