Djoufounna Joel, Mayi Marie Paul Audrey, Bamou Roland, Foyet Juluis Visnel, Tabue Raymond, Lontsi-Demano Michel, Achu-Fosah Dorothy, Antonio-Nkondjio Christophe, Tchuinkam Timoléon
Vector Borne Diseases Laboratory of the Research Unit for Biology and Applied Ecology (VBID-RUBAE), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science of the University of Dschang, Cameroon.
National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 2022 Nov 28;2:100104. doi: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2022.100104. eCollection 2022.
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 was found. The chances of being infected with malaria parasites was almost the same for all participants irrespective of the sleeping behavior, bednet usage, house type and environmental factors. The study supports high malaria transmission in the locality and the need for additional studies on vectors bionomics and transmission patterns.
在喀麦隆，尤其是在作为高过境区的中型城市或地区，疟疾传播和流行情况仍未得到充分记录。不同的风险因素可能与疟疾传播的持续存在有关，例如人口从高传播地区向低传播地区流动。在马凯内进行了一项基于社区的横断面研究，以确定疟疾流行情况和风险因素。马凯内是一个森林 - 草原地区的小城市，是该国不同地区的十字路口，旅行者通常在此昼夜停留休息。使用疟疾诊断检测（SD - BIOLINE的mRDTs）和显微镜检查（薄血涂片和厚血涂片），对来自237户家庭的406名参与者进行了疟疾感染检测。无论检测方法如何，疟疾患病率都很高：mRDT检测为41.87%，显微镜检查为38.42%。在家庭层面，46.41%的家庭至少有一例疟疾病例，每户平均有1.41名感染者。寄生虫密度也很高，大多数感染者（64.74%）携带的寄生虫超过500个/微升。仅发现……。无论睡眠行为、蚊帐使用情况、房屋类型和环境因素如何，所有参与者感染疟原虫的几率几乎相同。该研究支持该地区疟疾的高传播率，并表明需要对病媒生物学特性和传播模式进行更多研究。 （原文中“Only was found.”表述不完整，翻译时保留原文状态）
