Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso

Twenty years after the latest publications performed on the parasitological indices of malaria transmission in northwest of the second city of Burkina Faso, it was important to update the epidemiological profile of malaria in children under the age of 15 years. The objective of this study was to det...

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Main Authors: Aristide S. Hien, Ibrahim Sangaré, Sanata Coulibaly, Moussa Namountougou, Léa Paré-Toé, Anicet Georges Ouédraogo, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Brian D. Foy, Roch K. Dabiré
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Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1507829
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author Aristide S. Hien
Ibrahim Sangaré
Sanata Coulibaly
Moussa Namountougou
Léa Paré-Toé
Anicet Georges Ouédraogo
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Brian D. Foy
Roch K. Dabiré
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Ibrahim Sangaré
Sanata Coulibaly
Moussa Namountougou
Léa Paré-Toé
Anicet Georges Ouédraogo
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Brian D. Foy
Roch K. Dabiré
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description Twenty years after the latest publications performed on the parasitological indices of malaria transmission in northwest of the second city of Burkina Faso, it was important to update the epidemiological profile of malaria in children under the age of 15 years. The objective of this study was to determine and compare the parasitological parameters of malaria transmission by season, area, and age in the two zones (rice and savanna) in the northwest of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Overall, the results showed that there was no significant difference in the parasitological indices of malaria transmission within children under fifteen years between the rice site and the savannah site and whatever the season (P>0.05). The profound environmental modifications that occurred in the rice zone would have led to changes in vector behavior and consequently to changes in the epidemiological profile of malaria, contrary to the results obtained since the last publications. An entomological study correlated with this study is therefore necessary for effective decision-making for the malaria control in both areas. Future research must now focus on the impact that these profound environmental modifications of rice area are having on malaria control in Burkina Faso.
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spelling doaj-art-8e3e1f833b79491c90b4cbbbd29c8f952025-08-20T02:09:41ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942017-01-01201710.1155/2017/15078291507829Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina FasoAristide S. Hien0Ibrahim Sangaré1Sanata Coulibaly2Moussa Namountougou3Léa Paré-Toé4Anicet Georges Ouédraogo5Abdoulaye Diabaté6Brian D. Foy7Roch K. Dabiré8IRSS/Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoUniversité Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoIRSS/Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoUniversité Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoIRSS/Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoUniversité Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoIRSS/Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoColorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAIRSS/Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina FasoTwenty years after the latest publications performed on the parasitological indices of malaria transmission in northwest of the second city of Burkina Faso, it was important to update the epidemiological profile of malaria in children under the age of 15 years. The objective of this study was to determine and compare the parasitological parameters of malaria transmission by season, area, and age in the two zones (rice and savanna) in the northwest of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Overall, the results showed that there was no significant difference in the parasitological indices of malaria transmission within children under fifteen years between the rice site and the savannah site and whatever the season (P>0.05). The profound environmental modifications that occurred in the rice zone would have led to changes in vector behavior and consequently to changes in the epidemiological profile of malaria, contrary to the results obtained since the last publications. An entomological study correlated with this study is therefore necessary for effective decision-making for the malaria control in both areas. Future research must now focus on the impact that these profound environmental modifications of rice area are having on malaria control in Burkina Faso.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1507829
spellingShingle Aristide S. Hien
Ibrahim Sangaré
Sanata Coulibaly
Moussa Namountougou
Léa Paré-Toé
Anicet Georges Ouédraogo
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Brian D. Foy
Roch K. Dabiré
Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Journal of Tropical Medicine
title Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso
title_full Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso
title_fullStr Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso
title_full_unstemmed Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso
title_short Parasitological Indices of Malaria Transmission in Children under Fifteen Years in Two Ecoepidemiological Zones in Southwestern Burkina Faso
title_sort parasitological indices of malaria transmission in children under fifteen years in two ecoepidemiological zones in southwestern burkina faso
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1507829
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