Maternal malaria but not schistosomiasis is associated with a higher risk of febrile infection in infant during the first 3 months of life: A mother-child cohort in Benin.

<h4>Background</h4>Malaria and schistosomiasis represent two of the most prevalent and disabling parasitic infections in developing countries. Few studies have evaluated the effect of maternal schistosomiasis and malaria in the peri-conceptional period on infant's risk of infection....

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Main Authors: Gino Agbota, Katja Polman, Frank T Wieringa, Maiza Campos-Ponce, Manfred Accrombessi, Emmanuel Yovo, Clémentine Roucher, Sem Ezinmègnon, Javier Yugueros Marcos, Laurence Vachot, Pierre Tissières, Achille Massougbodji, Nadine Fievet, Michel Cot, Valérie Briand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222864