Prolonged Breastfeeding and the Risk of Plasmodium vivax Infection and Clinical Malaria in Early Childhood: A Birth Cohort Study.
Anaclara PincelliMarly Augusto CardosoMaira Barreto MaltaVanessa C NicoleteIrene S SoaresMarcia Caldas de CastroMarcelo Urbano Ferreiranull nullPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2022)
P. vivax infections in early childhood are underreported in the Amazon, are associated with anemia at 2 years of age, and appear to be partially prevented by prolonged breastfeeding.