Pregnant women as a sentinel population for genomic surveillance of malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Genomic surveillance is a valuable tool for detecting changes in the drug susceptibility of malaria parasites, enabling timely adjustments to treatment strategies. However, implementation can be costly and challenging in high-burden countries, especially when targeting cohorts of children. To address these challenges, we investigated whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo pregnant women attending antenatal care services could act as an effective sentinel population for children in the same area.

Methods

This population-based study aimed to target pregnant women in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), regardless of age, trimester of pregnancy, parity, or previous antenatal care centre attendance, and children younger than 14 years living in the sam

SUBMITTER: Onyamboko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868776 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature