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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Plasmodium vivax malaria in Mali: A study from three different regions
Malaria Journal, Volume 11, Article 405, Year 2012
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Background: Plasmodium vivax has traditionally been considered virtually absent from Western and Central Africa, due to the absence of the Duffy blood group in most of the population living in these areas. Recent reports, however, suggest the circulation of P. vivax in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods. Giemsa/Field-stained smears from febrile patients recruited in five different cities (Goundam, Tombouctou, Gao, Bourem and Kidal) pertaining to three regions from Northern Mali were examined. Nested-PCR and DNA sequence analyses of selected samples were performed to fully confirm the presence of P. vivax infections. Results: Results demonstrated the presence of P. vivax infections in close to 30% of the cases as detected by Giemsa/Field-stained smears and nested-PCR and DNA-sequence analyses of selected samples unequivocally confirmed the presence of P. vivax. Conclusions: The diagnostics of this human malaria parasite should be taken into account in the context of malaria control and elimination efforts, not only in Mali, but also in sub-Saharan Africa. © 2012 Bernabeu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Bernabeu, Maria Carmen
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Gómez-Pérez, Gloria P.
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Sissoko, Sibiri
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Niambélé, Mohamed Balla
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Haibala, Allassane Ag
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Mali, Bp251 Bamako
Ministère de la Santé
Sanz, Ariadna
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Thera, Mahamadou Ali
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Fernandez-Becerra, C.
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Traoré, Klénon
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Mali, Bp251 Bamako
Ministère de la Santé
Alonso, Pedro Luís
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Bassat, Quique
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Del Portillo, Hernando A.
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Doumbo, Ogobara K.
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1475-2875-11-405
e-ISSN:
14752875
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Mali