High prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Makenene, a locality in the forest-savannah transition zone, Centre Region of Cameroon

ABSTRACT: Malaria transmission and prevalence is still not well documented across Cameroon particularly in medium-sized cities or localities representing high transit zone. Different risk factors could be associated with persistence malaria transmission such as population movement from high to low transmission settings. A cross-sectional community-based study was carried out to determine malaria prevalence and risk factors in Makenene, a small city in a forest-savannah which is a crossroads between different parts of the country where travellers usually stop-over day and night to rest. Using malaria diagnostic test (mRDTs from SD-BIOLINE) and microscopy (thin and thick blood smears), 406 participants from 237 households were tested for malaria infection. The prevalence of malaria was high irrespecti

SUBMITTER: Djoufounna J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9731883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature