Detecting temporal and spatial malaria patterns from first antenatal care visits

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Pregnant women attending first antenatal care (ANC) visits represent a promising malaria surveillance target in Sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the spatio-temporal relationship between malaria trends at ANC (n = 6471) and in children in the community (n = 3933) and at health facilities (n = 15,467) in southern Mozambique (2016-2019). ANC P. falciparum rates detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction mirrored rates in children, regardless of gravidity and HIV status (Pearson correlation coefficient [PCC] > 0.8, χ²<1.1), with a 2-3 months lag. Only at rapid diagnostic test detection limits at moderate-to-high transmission, did multigravidae show lower rates than children (PCC = 0.61, 95%CI[-0.12-0.94]). Seroprevalence against the pregnancy-specific antigen VAR2CSA reflected declining malaria trends (PCC = 0.74, 95%CI[0.24-0.77]). 60% (9/15) of hotspots detected from health facility data (n = 6662) using a novel hotspot detector, EpiFRIenDs, were also identified with ANC data (n = 3616). Taken together, we show that ANC-based malaria surveillance offers contemporary information on temporal trends and geographic distribution of malaria burden in the community.

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Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 14(2023), 1 vom: 06. Juli, Seite 4004

Sprache:

Englisch

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Pujol, Arnau [VerfasserIn]
Brokhattingen, Nanna [VerfasserIn]
Matambisso, Glória [VerfasserIn]
Mbeve, Henriques [VerfasserIn]
Cisteró, Pau [VerfasserIn]
Escoda, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Maculuve, Sónia [VerfasserIn]
Cuna, Boaventura [VerfasserIn]
Melembe, Cardoso [VerfasserIn]
Ndimande, Nelo [VerfasserIn]
Munguambe, Humberto [VerfasserIn]
Montaña, Júlia [VerfasserIn]
Nhamússua, Lídia [VerfasserIn]
Simone, Wilson [VerfasserIn]
Tetteh, Kevin K A [VerfasserIn]
Drakeley, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Gamain, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Chitnis, Chetan E [VerfasserIn]
Chauhan, Virander [VerfasserIn]
Quintó, Llorenç [VerfasserIn]
Chidimatembue, Arlindo [VerfasserIn]
Martí-Soler, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Galatas, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Guinovart, Caterina [VerfasserIn]
Saúte, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Aide, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Macete, Eusébio [VerfasserIn]
Mayor, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.07.2023

Date Revised 18.11.2023

published: Electronic

UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2023 Feb 20;:. - PMID 36865132

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-39662-4

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NLM359158994