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SUBMITTER: Prahl M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7794579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Prahl Mary M Odorizzi Pamela P Gingrich David D Muhindo Mary M McIntyre Tara T Budker Rachel R Jagannathan Prasanna P Farrington Lila L Nalubega Mayimuna M Nankya Felistas F Sikyomu Esther E Musinguzi Kenneth K Naluwu Kate K Auma Ann A Kakuru Abel A Kamya Moses R MR Dorsey Grant G Aweeka Francesca F Feeney Margaret E ME
Nature communications 20210108 1
The use of pesticides to reduce mosquito vector populations is a cornerstone of global malaria control efforts, but the biological impact of most pesticides on human populations, including pregnant women and infants, is not known. Some pesticides, including carbamates, have been shown to perturb the human immune system. We measure the systemic absorption and immunologic effects of bendiocarb, a commonly used carbamate pesticide, following household spraying in a cohort of pregnant Ugandan women ...[more]