Six years surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among febrile patients reporting in Centre de Santé d’Okala, North West Gabon

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Blood samples of 2388 patients were tested for antigens specific to Plasmodium falciparum using the Beacon® rapid diagnostic kit. Results : The overall prevalence of P. falciparum malaria was 29.857%. The year 2014 (35.553%) recorded the highest prevalence rate. Individuals from Okala (44.137%) community recorded the highest number of cases. Females (56.886%) had higher infection prevalence than their male (43.114%) counterparts. Children ≤ 10 years old (57.412%) had the highest prevalence rates than other age cohorts. 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href="./?_action=article&au=240539&_au=Christophe+Roland+Zinga-Koumba">Christophe Roland Zinga-Koumba</a> <sup><a href="#aff3" >3</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240540&_au=Pyazzi+Obame+Ondo+Kutomy">Pyazzi Obame Ondo Kutomy</a> <sup><a href="#aff4" >4</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240541&_au=Audrey+Prisca+Melodie+Ovono">Audrey Prisca Melodie Ovono</a> <sup><a href="#aff5" >5</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240542&_au=Lorence+Desi+Itsiembou">Lorence Desi Itsiembou</a> <sup><a href="#aff6" >6</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240543&_au=Steve+Teddy+Ogouliguende">Steve Teddy Ogouliguende</a> <sup><a href="#aff6" >6</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240544&_au=Silas+Lendzele+Sevidzem">Silas Lendzele Sevidzem</a> <sup><a href="mailto:sevidzem.lendze@gmail.com" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Email to Corresponding Author"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o" ></i></a></sup> <sup class="ltr"><a class=" text-green" href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5254-3347" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" data-html="true" title="ORCID: 0000-0001-5254-3347" target="_blank"><i class="ai ai-orcid size-13" ></i></a></sup> <sup><a href="#aff7" >7</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240545&_au=Rodrigue++Mintsa-Nguema">Rodrigue Mintsa-Nguema</a> <sup><a href="#aff3" >3</a></sup> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&au=240546&_au=Jacques+Fran%C3%A7ois+Mavoungou">Jacques François Mavoungou</a> <sup><a href="#aff3" >3</a></sup> </li> </ul> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff1"> <sup>1</sup> Ecole Doctorale des Grandes Ecole de Libreville (EDGE), Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Centre de Santé d’Okala, Gabon </p> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff2"> <sup>2</sup> University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin. Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET), Gabon </p> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff3"> <sup>3</sup> Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET), Gabon </p> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff4"> <sup>4</sup> Programme National de Lutte Contre le Paludisme (PNLP), Gabon </p> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff5"> <sup>5</sup> Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Gabon </p> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff6"> <sup>6</sup> Centre de Santé d’Okala, Gabon </p> <p class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="aff7"> <sup>7</sup> Ecole Doctorale des Grandes Ecole de Libreville (EDGE), Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Gabon </p> <div class="margin-bottom-3 ltr" id="ar_doi" title="DOI"><i class="ai ai-doi size-25 text-orange"></i> <span dir="ltr"><a href="https://doi.org/10.21608/mid.2020.106314">10.21608/mid.2020.106314</a></span></div> <p style="margin:12px -2px 0 -2px"><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <div class="padding_abstract justify ltr"><strong>Background :</strong> Malaria remains a threat to the health of the population of Gabon based on the high hospitalizations and deaths caused by this disease. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and associated risk factors of malaria in febrile patients visiting the Centre de Santé d’Okala (CSO). <strong>Methods :</strong> A six years study was conducted on febrile patients seeking for health services at the CSO from the year 2014 to 2019. Blood samples of 2388 patients were tested for antigens specific to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> using the Beacon® rapid diagnostic kit. <strong>Results :</strong> The overall prevalence of <em>P. falciparum</em> malaria was 29.857%. The year 2014 (35.553%) recorded the highest prevalence rate. Individuals from Okala (44.137%) community recorded the highest number of cases. Females (56.886%) had higher infection prevalence than their male (43.114%) counterparts. Children ≤ 10 years old (57.412%) had the highest prevalence rates than other age cohorts. <strong>Conclusions :</strong> The number of malaria cases reported in the CSO are currently increasing and community sensitisation on preventive measures against this disease is required inorder to flatten the curve of positive cases.</div> <p class="padding-0" style="margin:12px -2px 0 -2px"><strong>Keywords</strong></p> <ul class="block list-inline list-inline-seprator margin-bottom-6 ltr"> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=485314&_kw=Malaria" >Malaria</a> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=2588&_kw=Prevalence" >Prevalence</a> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=167224&_kw=Febrile+patients" >Febrile patients</a> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=78237&_kw=Health+center" >Health center</a> </li> <li class="padding-3"> <a class="tag_a" href="./?_action=article&kw=167225&_kw=Okala" >Okala</a> </li> </ul> <p class="padding-0" style="margin:12px -2px 0 -2px"><strong>Main Subjects</strong></p> <ul class="block list-inline list-inline-seprator margin-bottom-6"> <li class="padding-3"> <a href="./?_action=article&sb=4008&_sb=Medical+parasitology" >Medical parasitology</a> </li> </ul> </div> <hr> </div> </div>   <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-4"> <div class="panel panel-default my_panel-default margin-bottom-10"> <div class="panel-body ar_info_pnl" id="ar_info_pnl_cover"> <div id="pnl_cover"> <div class="row" > <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-6 nomargin-bottom"> <a href="javascript:loadModal('Microbes and Infectious Diseases', './data/mid/coversheet/41634399254.jpg')"> <img src="data/mid/coversheet/41634399254.jpg" alt="Microbes and Infectious Diseases" style="width: 100%;"> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-6 nomargin-bottom"> <h6><a href="./issue_19259_28168.html">Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 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