Exploring the heterogeneity of human exposure to malaria vectors in an urban setting, Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire, using an immuno-epidemiological biomarker.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In some African cities, urban malaria is a threat to the health and welfare of city dwellers. To improve the control of the disease, it is critical to identify neighbourhoods where the risk of malaria transmission is the highest. This study aims to evaluate the heterogeneity of malaria transmission risk in one city (Bouaké) in a West African country (Côte d'Ivoire) that presents several levels of urbanization.

Methods

Two cross-sectional studies were conducted in three neighbourhoods (Dar-es-Salam, Kennedy and N'gattakro) in Bouaké during both the rainy and dry seasons. Data on insecticide-treated net (ITN) use and blood samples were collected from children aged between 6 months and 15 years to determine the parasite density and the prevalence of Plasmodium falcip

SUBMITTER: Traore DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6413440 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature