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Detecting temporal and spatial malaria patterns from first antenatal care visits

Article scientifique 2023 Anglais

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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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Pujol, A., Brokhattingen, N., Matambisso, G., Mbeve, H., Cisteró, P., Escoda, A., Maculuve, S., Cuna, B., Melembe, C., Ndimande, N., Munguambe, H., Montañà, J., Nhamússua, L., Simone, W., Tetteh, K., Drakeley, C., Gamain, B., Chitnis, C., Chauhan, V., Quintó, L., Chidimatembue, A., Martí-Soler, H., Galatas, B., Guinovart, C., Saúte, F., Aíde, P., Macete, E., Mayor, A. (2023). Detecting temporal and spatial malaria patterns from first antenatal care visits. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39662-4

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

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