Brutus Laurent auteur aut IRD Santalla J. auteur aut IRD Schneider Dominique auteur aut IRD Avila J. C. auteur aut IRD Deloron Philippe auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Plasmodium vivax is a major cause of illness in areas with low transmission of malaria in Latin America, Asia, and the Horn of Africa. However, pregnancy-associated malaria remains poorly characterized in such areas. Using a hospital-based survey of women giving birth and an antenatal survey, we assessed the prevalence rates of Plasmodium spp. infections in pregnant women in Bolivia, and evaluated the consequences of malaria during pregnancy on the health of mothers and newborns. P. vivax infection was detected in 7.9% of pregnant women attending antenatal visits, and placental infection occurred in 2.8% of deliveries; these rates did not vary with parity. Forty-two percent of all P. vivax malaria episodes were symptomatic. P vivax infected pregnant women were frequently anemic (6.5%) and delivered babies of reduced birthweight. P vivax infections during pregnancy are clearly associated with serious adverse outcomes and should be considered in prevention strategies of pregnancy-associated malaria. specialized BOLIVIE 052 050 19 10 1605-1611 2013 1080-6040 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061367 10.3201/eid1910.130308 1080-6040 [F B010061367] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061367 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2014/01/010061367.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2014-02-05 2017-08-23 fdi:010061367 fre