2015
Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria
Gendrin M, Rodgers F, Yerbanga R, Ouédraogo J, Basáñez M, Cohuet A, Christophides G. Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 5921. PMID: 25562286, PMCID: PMC4338536, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass drug administration programsHigh antibiotic usageDrug administration programsBlood of childrenAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesMalaria infectionAntibiotic exposureMosquito bitesHigh riskAntibiotic usageMalaria reductionGut microbiotaMalaria transmissionCommunicable diseasesPlasmodium falciparumBloodIngested bloodGambiae mosquitoesAntibioticsHuman bloodDisease transmissionDiseaseMosquito survivalMosquito microbiotaVectorial capacity
2012
An analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso
Valea I, Tinto H, Drabo M, Huybregts L, Sorgho H, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Kolsteren P, D'Alessandro U, the FSP/MISAME study Group. An analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso. Malaria Journal 2012, 11: 71. PMID: 22433778, PMCID: PMC3338396, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnemiaAntimalarialsBurkina FasoDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMalaria, FalciparumPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPregnancy TrimestersProspective StudiesPyrimethamineRiskSulfadoxineTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsLow birth weightFirst malaria infectionDoses of SPMalaria infectionBirth weightPerinatal mortalityMaternal anemiaFirst trimesterPregnant womenHigh riskBackgroundA prospective studyIntermittent preventive treatmentAntenatal care visitsHistory of feverIncidence rate ratiosCare visitsThird doseMethodsStudy participantsProspective studySecond trimesterPreventive treatmentHealth centersHealth facilitiesPregnancyInsecticidal nets