Causal effects on low Apgar at 5-min and stillbirth in a malaria maternal–fetal health outcome investigation: a large perinatal surveillance study in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract Background Malaria elimination in Brazil poses several challenges, including the control of Plasmodium falciparum foci and the hidden burden of Plasmodium vivax in pregnancy. Maternal malaria and fetal health outcomes were investigated with a perinatal surveillance study in the municipality...

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Main Authors: Julio Abel Seijas-Chávez, Melissa S. Nolan, Mary K. Lynn, Maria José Francalino da Rocha, Muana da Costa Araújo, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Gabriel Zorello Laporta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03981-y