Malaria Antigen Shedding in the Breast Milk of Mothers From a Region With Endemic Malaria

JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Mar 1;174(3):297-298. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5209.

Authors

Lieke W J van den Elsen¹, Valerie Verhasselt^{1

2}, Thomas Egwang^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ The University of Western Australia School of Molecular Sciences, Perth, Australia.
² inVIVO Global Network, Research Group of the Worldwide Universities Network, Leeds, United Kingdom.
³ Uganda Human Milk and Lactation Center, Med Biotech Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda.
⁴ Med Biotech Laboratories, Kampala, Uganda.

Abstract

This study examines the association of malaria exposure to malaria antigen in breast milk among lactating women with asymptomatic malaria.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antigens, Protozoan / immunology*
Breast Feeding*
Endemic Diseases
Female
Humans
Milk, Human / virology*
Protozoan Proteins / immunology*
Uganda

Substances

Antigens, Protozoan
HRP-2 antigen, Plasmodium falciparum
Protozoan Proteins