Malaria Control & Elimination

Laboratoire de Biologie et Santé, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 01 BP V34, Abidjan 01, Cote D'Ivoire

Publications

• Research Article   
  Extent of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. infections and associated risk factors at household and individual levels in Korhogo health district, Northern Côte d’Ivoire: implications for malaria control
  Author(s): Edjronké M. A. Benié*
  
  Background: Plasmodium spp. asymptomatic carriers are potential reservoirs contributing to the persistence of malaria transmission in endemic areas. The study was designed to assess the extent of Plasmodium spp. asymptomatic infection at household and individual levels and associated risk factors in Northern Côte d’Ivoire. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in July 2016 at household level in the health district of Korhogo. A questionnaire was administered to household’s head to capture socio-demographic information and practices including malaria treatment and preventive measures. In each household, adults without malaria symptoms or history of fever during the week before recruitment were screened. Capillary blood samples were collected and used for the detection of Plasmodium sp.. Read More»
  

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