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ReviewMalariaWorld journal2025

Circulation of non-falciparum malaria species in West Africa: A literature review from 2000 to 2024.

Mamane N Garba, Lamine M Moustapha, Mamadou A Diallo, Khadim Diongue, Mame C Seck, Mahamadou Doutchi, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Maman L Ibrahim, Daouda Ndiaye, Aida S Badiane

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10 authors.

Mamane N GarbaCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Lamine M MoustaphaFaculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université André Salifou de Zinder, Niger.
Mamadou A DialloCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Khadim DiongueCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Mame C SeckCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Mahamadou DoutchiFaculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université André Salifou de Zinder, Niger.
Mouhamadou NdiayeCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Maman L IbrahimCentre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire de Niamey, Niger.
Daouda NdiayeCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Aida S BadianeCentre International de Recherche et de Formation en Génomique Appliquée et de Surveillance Sanitaire, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: While malaria elimination efforts in West African countries focus primarily on Methods: Non-falciparum related articles with a focus on the West African sub-region, published between 2000 and 2024, were selected using internet search engines Google Search, PubMed Central®, and the National Library of Medicine. The methodologies, including the study type, period, population, clinical symptoms, and diagnostic techniques used, plus the frequency of non-falciparum species, were reviewed. Results: A total of 31 articles about non-falciparum malaria were reviewed, including 2 (6.5%) each from Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast, 4 (12.9%) each from Ghana and Nigeria, 5 (16.1%) from Mali, 3 (9.7%) from Niger, and 9 (29.0%) from Senegal. Of the 31 reviewed papers, Conclusion: This review describes and provides a better understanding of the circulation of non-falciparum malaria species in West Africa. In addition, it underscores the need to adapt malaria diagnostics by using more sensitive techniques, and to modify control strategies to investigate asymptomatic Plasmodium infections.

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