Effect of pregnancy on exposure to malaria mosquitoes

Pregnant women attracted twice the number of Anopheles gambiae complex—the predominant African malaria-carrying mosquito—than did their non-pregnant counterparts. We postulate that physiological and behavioural changes that occur during pregnancy are responsible for increased attractiveness, which c...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2000-06, Vol.355 (9219), p.1972-1972
Main Authors: Lindsay, Steve, Ansell, Juliet, Selman, Colin, Cox, Val, Hamilton, Katie, Walraven, Gijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Anopheles
Feeding Behavior
Female
Gambia
Humans
Malaria - etiology
Population
Pregnancy - physiology
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - etiology
Risk Factors
Rural Health
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Summary:Pregnant women attracted twice the number of Anopheles gambiae complex—the predominant African malaria-carrying mosquito—than did their non-pregnant counterparts. We postulate that physiological and behavioural changes that occur during pregnancy are responsible for increased attractiveness, which could be important in intervention strategies aimed at protecting this high-risk group against malaria.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02334-5