ReviewJournal of biosciences2014
Does malaria epidemiology project Cameroon as 'Africa in miniature'?
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- Genetic polymorphism of msp2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates among asymptomatic malaria infections from two ecological settings in Cameroon.Malaria journal · 2025Article
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- Histidine-rich protein (hrp) 2-based RDT false-negatives and Plasmodium falciparum hrp 2 and 3 gene deletions in low, seasonal and intense perennial transmission zones in Cameroon: a cross - sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Status of the Multidrug Resistance-1 Gene ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2023Article
- Malaria and Typhoid Fever Coinfection among Febrile Patients in Ngaoundéré (Adamawa, Cameroon): A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of parasitology research · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and adherence to malaria control guidelines and the prevalence ofFrontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum infection among symptomatic patients presenting to a major urban military hospital in Cameroon.Malaria journal · 2022Article
- A Comparative Study of Asymptomatic Malaria in a Forest Rural and Depleted Forest Urban Setting during a Low Malaria Transmission and COVID-19 Pandemic Period.BioMed research international · 2022Observational
- Differences in malaria and haematocrit presentation in children living in different settings, North West Region, Cameroon.MalariaWorld journal · 2021Article
- A telephone based assessment of the health situation in the far north region of Cameroon.Conflict and health · 2020Article
- Comparison of the fluorescence microscopy Cyscope® with light microscopy for malaria diagnosis in a small and active surveillance in Cameroon.Tropical medicine and health · 2020Article
- Effect of Impregnated Mosquito Bed Nets on the Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Foumban Subdivision, West Region of Cameroon.Journal of parasitology research · 2020Article
- Comparative analysis of IgG and IgG subclasses against Plasmodium falciparum MSP-1Malaria journal · 2019Article
- Malaria Perceptions among Medicine Vendors in Buea Community: An Assessment of Knowledge of Malaria and Conditions of Antimalarial Drug Dispensing.Innovations in pharmacy · 2019Article
- Bionomics and vectorial role of anophelines in wetlands along the volcanic chain of Cameroon.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
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- Epidemiological and clinical profile of paediatric malaria: a cross sectional study performed on febrile children in five epidemiological strata of malaria in Cameroon.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Diagnosis, Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Prevention, and Control of Hypertension in Cameroon: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinic-Based and Community-Based Studies.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Identification of theTropical medicine and health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Cameroon, a west-central African country with a ~ 20 million population, is commonly regarded as 'Africa in miniature' due to the extensive biological and cultural diversities of whole Africa being present in a single-country setting. This country is inhabited by ancestral human lineages in unique eco-climatic conditions and diverse topography. Over 90 percent Cameroonians are at risk of malaria infection, and ~ 41 percent have at least one episode of malaria each year. Historically, the rate of malaria infection in Cameroon has fluctuated over the years; the number of cases was about 2 million in 2010 and 2011. The Cameroonian malaria control programme faces an uphill task due to high prevalence of multidrug-resistant parasites and insecticide-resistant malaria vectors. Above all, continued human migration from the rural to urban areas as well as population exchange with adjoining countries, high rate of ecological instabilities caused by deforestation, poor housing, lack of proper sanitation and drainage system might have resulted in the recent increase in incidences of malaria and other vector-borne diseases in Cameroon. The available data on eco-environmental variability and intricate malaria epidemiology in Cameroon reflect the situation in the whole of Africa, and warrant the need for in-depth study by using modern surveillance tools for meaningful basic understanding of the malaria triangle (host-parasite-vector-environment).
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