ArticleCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases2022
High prevalence of asymptomatic
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- Prevalence and associated risk factors of asymptomatic malaria in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Malaria journal · 2025Pooled it
- Distribution of falciparum and non-falciparum malaria among symptomatic malaria patients in Dschang, West Region of Cameroon.PloS one · 2026Article
- Burden and determinants of asymptomatic malaria among adults living in urban and rural areas in Gabon in 2023: a community-based cross-sectional study.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Patterns of patent and sub-patent Plasmodium falciparum infections in household members of children under seasonal malaria chemoprevention coverage in the health district of Nanoro, Burkina Faso.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Malaria infection prevalence and diagnostic performance of the Abbott Bioline Malaria Ag P.f/Pan rapid test in rural populations of Central Cameroon.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Leveraging the Polymorphism of the Merozoite Surface Protein 2 (MSP2) to Engineer Molecular Tools for Predicting Malaria Episodes in a Community.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Assessing the burden of submicroscopic Plasmodium infections in a pre-elimination malaria setting in sub-Saharan Africa, Guinea-Bissau.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- A Five-Year Malaria Prevalence/Frequency in Makenene in a Forest-Savannah Transition Ecozone of Central Cameroon: The Results of a Retrospective Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- High prevalence and risk factors associated with asymptomatic malaria among children in Nkwen village, Northwest Region, Cameroon.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Physical integrity and bioefficacy of used long-lasting insecticidal nets in Makenene, Centre Region of Cameroon.Journal of medical entomology · 2024Article
- Malaria blood stage infection suppresses liver stage infection via host-induced interferons but not hepcidin.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Diagnostic performance of ultrasensitive rapid diagnostic test for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum infections in asymptomatic individuals in Kisangani, Northeast Democratic Republic of Congo.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Knowledge about Asymptomatic Malaria and Acceptability of UsingInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Malaria and tuberculosis co-infection-a review.Oxford open immunology · 2023Review
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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 irrespective of the detection method: mRDT (41.87%) or microscopy (38.42%). At household level, 46.41% of households had at least one case of malaria with an average of 1.41 infected individuals per household. Parasite density was also high with the majority of infected individuals (64.74%) bearing more than 500 parasites/μl. Only
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