Malaria Endemicity in the Rural Communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 PARASITOLOGY

Korean Journal of Parasitology Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-30 DOI:10.3347/kjp.2022.60.3.173

David Ekene Nwele, Ikechukwu Oliver Onyali, Milliam Okwudili Iwueze, Michael Okpara Elom, Ogbonna Elom Sabastian Uguru

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Malaria remains a global health threat. Approximately 97% of the population is at risk in sub-Saharan countries, particularly Nigeria. This study compared the performance of 2 diagnostic methods in assessing malaria endemicity in the rural communities of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A total of 1,140 study participants were screened for malaria parasite using Rapid Diagnostic Test kits (RDT) in the field, while thick and thin films for microscopy were examined in the laboratory. Our result showed that malaria prevalence was 56.8 by RDT and 38.6% by microscopic test. Age group under 10 years had the highest prevalence of 28.9% (RDT) and 23.6% (microscopy), respectively. The highest prevalence of 19.5% by RDT was recorded in Onicha Local Government Area, while the highest prevalence of 13.4% with microscopy was recorded in Ezza North Local Government Area. The sensitivity and specificity of microscopic examination were both 100%, while those of RDT were 95.5% and 75.9%, respectively.

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尼日利亚埃邦伊州农村社区的疟疾流行情况。

疟疾仍然是一个全球性的健康威胁。在撒哈拉以南国家，尤其是尼日利亚，约有 97% 的人口面临风险。这项研究比较了两种诊断方法在评估尼日利亚埃邦伊州农村社区疟疾流行情况方面的性能。共对 1140 名研究参与者进行了疟原虫筛查，在现场使用快速诊断试剂盒（RDT），在实验室使用显微镜检查厚片和薄片。结果显示，疟疾流行率为 56.8%（快速诊断检测）和 38.6%（显微镜检测）。10 岁以下年龄组的发病率最高，分别为 28.9%（RDT）和 23.6%（显微镜检测）。在奥尼查地方政府地区，RDT检测的最高流行率为19.5%，而在埃扎北地方政府地区，显微镜检测的最高流行率为13.4%。显微镜检查的灵敏度和特异性均为100%，而RDT的灵敏度和特异性分别为95.5%和75.9%。

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Korean Journal of Parasitology PARASITOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The Korean Journal of Parasitology is the official journal paperless, on-line publication after Vol. 53, 2015 of The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine. Abbreviated title is ‘Korean J Parasitol’. It was launched in 1963. It contains original articles, case reports, brief communications, reviews or mini-reviews, book reviews, and letters to the editor on parasites of humans and animals, vectors, host-parasite relationships, zoonoses, and tropical medicine. It is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December each year. Supplement numbers are at times published. All of the manuscripts are peer-reviewed.