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ArticleFrontiers in malaria2025

Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in school-aged children in urban and peri-urban schools of Bamako, Mali.

Mahamoudou Toure, Fousseyni Kane, Daouda Sanogo, Soumba Keita, Bourama Keita, Abdoul Zamilou Aro, Moussa Keita, Drissa Konate, Sory I Diawara, Alpha S Yaro and 13 more

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Article in Frontiers in malaria, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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23 authors.

Mahamoudou ToureFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Fousseyni KaneFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Daouda SanogoFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Soumba KeitaFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Bourama KeitaFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Abdoul Zamilou AroFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Moussa KeitaFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Drissa KonateFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Sory I DiawaraFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Alpha S YaroFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Aissata KoneFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Mahamadou MagassaFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Salim KanteFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Cheick O TangaraFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Karamoko TangaraFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Hamady CoulibalyFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Bourema CisseFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Sidibe M'Baye ThiamFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Amadou S TraoreFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Jeffrey G ShafferFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Nafomon SogobaFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Mahamadou DiakiteFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.
Seydou DoumbiaFaculté de Medecine et d'Odontostomatologie (FMOS), University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.

Funding

Multidisciplinary Implementation Research for malaria control and elimination in West AfricaU19AI129387 · NIAID · UNIV OF SCIENCES, TECH & TECH OF BAMAKO · PI SEYDOU DOUMBIA · 2017 to 2026
$8.2M
Training Program on Operational and Health Services Research for Malaria in MaliD43TW008652 · FIC · UNIV OF SCIENCES, TECH & TECH OF BAMAKO · PI SEYDOU DOUMBIA, Alexandre Delamou · 2010 to 2026
$3.1M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW008652NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI129387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Urban malaria is an increasing public health issue for Africans in cities experiencing rapid demographic growth. School children bear the high burden of malaria, which affects their health and education; however, they are not covered by control strategies such as seasonal malaria chemoprevention. This study aims to evaluate the school-based prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection to inform targeted malaria control strategies in urban and peri-urban settings of Bamako, Mali. Methods: The city of Bamako in Mali was divided into four ecological strata based on the risk for malaria transmission using GIS tools (urban center, high altitude, riverside, and peripheral neighborhoods). Within each stratum, three schools close to the community health center were chosen to randomly select 200 to 230 children aged 6 to 13 years old per school to collect information on malaria risk factors and test for P. falciparum infection using malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRTDs) and microscopy. Results: Overall, the prevalence of P. falciparum infection varied from 0% to 15.5% between study sites. Travel history and fever were not associated with an increased risk of infection (p > 0.05). The odds of malaria infection increased by 2.4 among children with anemia (OR = 2.38, 95% CI = 1.57, 3.61) and 3.8 among children living in an urban site along the Niger River (OR = 3.37, 95% CI = 2.05, 7.45). Conclusion: This study shows significant spatial variation of P. falciparum infection within Bamako urban settings. The results suggest that, as in rural villages of Mali, school-aged children should be considered a major malaria parasite reservoir in the urban settings of Bamako. Interventions targeting this specific age group could reduce the malaria burden in this area.

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Bamakoperi-urbanP. falciparum infectionschool-aged childrenurban

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PMCPMC12753135

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