
%0 Journal Article
%A Meshnick, Steven R 
%A Rogerson, Stephen J 
%T Pathogenesis of malaria in pregnancy
%J Microbiology Australia
%D 2008/11/01
%V 29
%N 4
%P 204-207
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MA08204
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA08204 
%X Even though we have good tools to prevent and treat malaria, it remains a tragically common disease in poor countries, especially in Africa. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to malaria, causing anaemia and poor birth outcomes. There is marked sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the placenta, but the pathogenesis of malaria in pregnancy is still incompletely understood. Both intermittent preventive therapy and insecticide-impregnated bed nets are effective protective measures, but new measures are also needed. 
