Observational studyBioMed research international2014
Falciparum malaria as an emerging cause of fever in adults living in Gabon, Central Africa.
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- Malaria Prevalence in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Children Living in Rural, Semi-Urban and Urban Areas in Eastern Gabon.Acta parasitologica · 2024Article
- Assessment of genetic polymorphisms associated with malaria antifolate resistance among the population of Libreville, Gabon.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mothers regarding childhood malaria in southeastern Gabon.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Severe malaria in children and adolescents in Southeast Gabon.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Decrease on malaria clinical cases from 2017 to 2019 in Franceville, Southeast Gabon, Central Africa.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
- Increased malaria incidence following irrigation practices in the Endorheic Rift Valley Basin of Sidama Region, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2023Article
- Epidémiology of malaria from 2019 to 2021 in the southeastern city of Franceville, Gabon.BMC public health · 2022Article
- [Co-infection of malaria and COVID-19 in patients admitted to the COVID Infectious Disease Department of the Libreville University Hospital Center].The Pan African medical journal · 2022Observational
- Epidemiological and entomological studies of malaria transmission in Tibati, Adamawa region of Cameroon 6 years following the introduction of long-lasting insecticide nets.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
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- Clinical Features and Mortality Associated with Severe Malaria in Adults in Southern Mauritania.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2020Article
- Malaria parasite prevalence and Haematological parameters in HIV seropositive patients attending the regional hospital Limbe, Cameroon: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Description of Plasmodium falciparum infections in central Gabon demonstrating high parasite densities among symptomatic adolescents and adults.Malaria journal · 2019Article
- Ten years malaria trend at Arjo-Didessa sugar development site and its vicinity, Southwest Ethiopia: a retrospective study.Malaria journal · 2019Article
- Burden of asymptomatic malaria, anemia and relationship with cotrimoxazole use and CD4 cell count among HIV1-infected adults living in Gabon, Central Africa.Pathogens and global health · 2018Article
- Prevalence of and risk factors for malaria, filariasis, and intestinal parasites as single infections or co-infections in different settlements of Gabon, Central Africa.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2018Article
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Abstract
Following the observed increase of malaria prevalence among older children in Gabon, a descriptive observational study was carried out in 2012 to determine the prevalence of malaria in adults presenting with fever in two health centres of Libreville, the capital city of Gabon. Thick- and thin-blood smears for malaria diagnosis were performed in febrile individuals aged more than 15 years old. Age, use of bed nets, previous antimalarial drug treatment, clinical symptoms, chest radiography results, and available haemoglobin data were also recorded. Among the 304 patients screened, the global malaria frequency was of 42.1% (n = 128/34). Plasmodium (P). falciparum was the only species identified. The proportion of patients with a clinical malaria requiring parenteral treatment was 38.5%, whereas 47.5% of outpatients had uncomplicated malaria. According to WHO classification, 14 (19.7%) infected patients had severe malaria; neurological and respiratory symptoms tended to be more frequent in case of P. falciparum infection. Anaemia was found in 51.5% adults and none had severe anaemia. Almost half of adults consulting for fever in two health centres of the urban city of Libreville have malaria. The use of insecticide-treated bed nets, the screening, and the treatment of individuals with P. falciparum microscopic and submicroscopic asymptomatic infection or clinical malaria should be emphasized to reduce the transmission.
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