Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum among asymptomatic pregnant women on intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Nigeria
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Published:2023-04-12
Issue:1
Volume:23
Page:765-73
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ISSN:1729-0503
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Container-title:African Health Sciences
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language:
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Short-container-title:Afr H. Sci.
Author:
A Olowe Rita,A Ojo Johnson,I Funwei Roland,I Oyedeji Segun,A Olowe Olugbenga,N Thomas Bolaji,Ojurongbe Olusola
Abstract
This study investigated the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum among asymptomatic pregnant women on intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-Sp) in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria. Blood sample was obtained from consenting pregnant women attending antenatal clinics. Microscopy and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were employed to diagnose and analyse genetic diversity. Of the 301 samples, 53 (18%) and 83 (28%) were positive for P. falciparum by microscopy and PCR, respectively. Using the merozoite surface protein (msp)-1, msp-2, and glutamate-rich protein (glurp) genes of P.falciparum as polymorphic markers, the msp-1 gene showed nine alleles with R033 (66.7%) being predominant, followed by K1 (45.5%) and MAD20 (33.3%). The msp-2 gene had 16 alleles (eight each for FC27 and 3D7). The 3D7 alleles (82.1%) was significantly more than FC27 alleles (48.2%) (p = 0.0093). Nine alleles were detected with glurp gene, presenting with the highest monoclonal and the lowest polyclonal infection. The multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1.5, 1.8, and 1.2 were obtained for msp-1, msp-2 and glurp genes. In light of the high P. falciparum genetic diversity among pregnant women on IPT-Sp in this study, additionalstrategies for preventing and controlling malaria in pregnancy might be required.
Keywords: Malaria; pregnancy; allelic frequency; multiplicity of infection; Merozoite surface protein; glutamate-rich protein.
Publisher
African Journals Online (AJOL)
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