Absence of dry season Plasmodium parasitaemia, but high rates of reported acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in preschool-aged children in Kaédi, southern Mauritania

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2012

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BioMed Central

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As a ‘hot spot’ for climate change, the epidemiology of malaria in the River Gorgol valley, southern Mauritania, requires particular attention. Entomological investigations in neighbouring regions point to an absence of malaria transmission in mosquito vectors in the dry season. Because the clinical signs of malaria overlap with those of other diseases (e.g. acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea), new research is needed to understand malaria transmission patterns. Acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea were reported in 43.4% and 35.0% of the participants, respectively, in this dry season survey. Research needs to be repeated towards the end of the rainy season.

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MALARIA, ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION, DIARRHEA, CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY, DRY SEASON, MAURITANIA, SEASONAL VARIATIONS

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Touray, S., Bâ, H., Bâ, O., Koïta, M., Salem, C.B.O.A., Keïta, M., et al. (2012). Absence of dry season Plasmodium parasitaemia, but high rates of reported acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in preschool-aged children in Kaédi, southern Mauritania. Parasites & Vectors, 5(193), 1-5. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-193

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52498

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