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  • Title: Epidemiology of parasitic co-infections during pregnancy in Lambaréné, Gabon.
    Author: Adegnika AA, Ramharter M, Agnandji ST, Ateba Ngoa U, Issifou S, Yazdanbahksh M, Kremsner PG.
    Journal: Trop Med Int Health; 2010 Oct; 15(10):1204-9. PubMed ID: 20636299.
    Abstract:
    SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the epidemiologic data of parasitic infections and co-infections in pregnant women in Lambaréné, Gabon. METHODS: In Lambaréné, Gabon--a region of high endemicity for Plasmodium falciparum and helminths--we conducted a longitudinal survey of malaria and helminth infections during pregnancy. RESULTS: Of 388 pregnant women included in the study, 98 (25%) experienced at least one episode of P. falciparum infection (incidence of 2.6 infections per year of pregnancy). One hundred and seventy pregnant women (49%) were infected with intestinal helminths, and 41 (12%) harboured Shistosoma haematobium. In total, 230 (65%) pregnant women carried at least one parasitic infection are 74 (22%) harboured at least two or more parasite species. Ascaris lumbricoides and primiparity were independently associated with Plasmodium infection during pregnancy [odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) 2.4, (1.4-3.8); 2.1, (1.3-3.5), respectively]. CONCLUSION: This study shows a high burden of parasitic infections with substantial degree of parasitic co-infections in pregnant women in a Central African region. This may have implications for immunological studies and operational research involving pregnant women.
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