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Rapid low-resource detection of Plasmodium falciparum in infected Anopheles mosquitoes 利用低资源快速检测受感染按蚊体内的恶性疟原虫
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2024.1287025
Leon E. Hugo, Karla van Huyssteen, Olamide K. Oloniniyi, Laura Donnelly, Anna Conn, Katharine A. Collins, H. Mitchell, James S. McCarthy, Joanne Macdonald
{"title":"Rapid low-resource detection of Plasmodium falciparum in infected Anopheles mosquitoes","authors":"Leon E. Hugo, Karla van Huyssteen, Olamide K. Oloniniyi, Laura Donnelly, Anna Conn, Katharine A. Collins, H. Mitchell, James S. McCarthy, Joanne Macdonald","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2024.1287025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2024.1287025","url":null,"abstract":"Vector surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum is critical for monitoring and reducing one of the most severe forms of malaria, which causes high morbidity and mortality in children under five and pregnant women. Here we developed a rapid and highly sensitive test for the detection of P. falciparum (Pf)-infected mosquitoes (Rapid Pf test), with high suitability for low-resource vector surveillance implementation. The Rapid Pf test had similar analytical sensitivity to laboratory-based tests, detecting down to 4 copies/μL of a 18S rRNA DNA standard. In addition, the Rapid Pf test could be completed in less than 30 minutes, and only required a liquid sample preparation reagent, pestle, tube, and 39°C heating block for operation, indicating amenability for low-resource implementation. Diagnostic testing was performed using Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, either uninfected, or fed with P. falciparum gametocyte cultures. These P. falciparum fed mosquitoes were determined to have 79% infection prevalence based on parallel microscopy and qPCR testing on a subset of 19 mosquitoes. However, our Rapid Pf test determined a 90% positive test rate when testing individual infected mosquitoes (n=30), and did not detect 40 uninfected mosquitoes regardless of blood-fed status (n=40), suggesting the true prevalence of infection in the mosquitoes may have been higher than calculated by qPCR and microscopy. The Rapid Pf test was demonstrated to detect infection in individual mosquitoes (both fresh and frozen/thawed), as well as pools of 1 infected mosquito mixed with 19 known uninfected mosquitoes, and individual mosquitoes left in traps for up to 8 days. After testing on infected and uninfected mosquitoes (n=148) the Rapid Pf test was conservatively estimated to achieve 100% diagnostic sensitivity (95% confidence interval, CI: 91%-100%) and 97% diagnostic specificity (CI: 92%-99%) compared to the estimated prevalence from combined microscopy and qPCR results. These results indicate the Rapid Pf test could provide a highly effective tool for weekly surveillance of infected mosquitoes, to assist with P. falciparum monitoring and intervention studies.","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"227 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140489900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Anthrax outbreak: exploring its biological agents and public health implications 炭疽爆发:探讨其生物制剂和对公共卫生的影响
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1297896
S. C. Ogunleye, M. Olorunshola, Kolapo A. Fasina, A. Aborode, O. C. Akinsulie, Abimbola Amoo, Boluwatife J. Olatoye, Akeem B. Bakare, Mariam A. Lawal, Oluwabori Adekanye, Ezemba C. Chinyere
{"title":"Anthrax outbreak: exploring its biological agents and public health implications","authors":"S. C. Ogunleye, M. Olorunshola, Kolapo A. Fasina, A. Aborode, O. C. Akinsulie, Abimbola Amoo, Boluwatife J. Olatoye, Akeem B. Bakare, Mariam A. Lawal, Oluwabori Adekanye, Ezemba C. Chinyere","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2023.1297896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1297896","url":null,"abstract":"The (re)emergence of several infectious zoonoses underlines the need for the re-evaluation of the transmission patterns and key players responsible for effective inter-species transfer of diseases. Anthrax is caused by Bacillus anthracis, a zoonotic rod-shaped, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is highly fatal to both human and animal populations. B. anthracis is widespread across several regions of the world, including Africa, Asia, southern Europe, North and South America, and Australia, and it has a remarkably high attendant impact on the sustainability and profitability of livestock. The current trend in the global distribution of anthrax necessitates an urgent contextual understanding of the key drivers of the spread of B. anthracis in different parts of the world toward the end goal of an anthrax-free world. The understanding of the drivers is integral for the development of control and preventive measures, and also the development of agents such as therapeutics and vaccines against B. anthracis. This review presents a holistic description of the transmission pattern and epidemiology of B. anthracis, and updates on the diagnostic techniques and approaches available for the detection of B. anthracis. In addition, this review highlights plausible prevention and control strategies for the bacterium. This review further underscores the need for participatory epidemiology, hygiene, and safety protocols, the establishment of comprehensive surveillance systems, and global collaborative efforts toward vaccine development as critical steps in controlling anthrax.","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"108 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139614442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the β-tubulin gene family of Ascaris lumbricoides and their potential role in benzimidazole resistance: a systematic review 蛔虫β-管蛋白基因家族中的单核苷酸多态性及其在苯并咪唑抗药性中的潜在作用:系统综述
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1303873
Teniel Ramkhelawan, Pragalathan Naidoo, Z. Mkhize-Kwitshana
{"title":"Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the β-tubulin gene family of Ascaris lumbricoides and their potential role in benzimidazole resistance: a systematic review","authors":"Teniel Ramkhelawan, Pragalathan Naidoo, Z. Mkhize-Kwitshana","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2023.1303873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1303873","url":null,"abstract":"The most common soil-transmitted helminthic infection is caused by Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides). Approximately 4 billion people are at risk of infection globally. The World Health Organisation recommends the administration of benzimidazole- containing deworming drugs (Albendazole and Mebendazole) to all susceptible populations. Due to this high drug pressure, these parasites may develop resistance to current benzimidazole drugs. The β-tubulin gene family is the target gene for benzimidazole deworming drugs. This systematic review aimed to highlight work that explored the genetic mutations in the β-tubulin gene family of A. lumbricoides that are associated with potential benzimidazole resistance.An electronic search of several online databases was used to extract eligible articles using specific keywords related to the topic of interest.The majority of ascariasis infections occur in the subtropical and tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas and East Asia, although not enough studies were done to extensively cover this geographical range. In the β-tubulin gene family of A. lumbricoides the mutations at codons F200Y (TTC/Phenylalanine to TAC/Tyrosine), E198A (GAG, GAA/Glutamic acid to GCG, GCA/Alanine) and F167Y (TTC, TTT/Phenylalanine to TAC, TAT/Tyrosine) were associated with potential benzimidazole resistance.Resistant mutations were found in A. lumbricoides samples at codon F167Y from Haiti, Kenya and Panama. The first evidence of the mutation at codon F200Y was observed in Brazil. The codon E198A mutation was the least prevalent and most undetected.There is a serious shortage of studies investigating the prevalence of β-tubulin gene family mutations in A. lumbricoides populations from endemic areas; this is a serious concern as resistance will negatively impact current mass drug administration programmes.","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":" 751","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139617433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Making clinical trials a public norm for health decisions in sub-Saharan Africa 让临床试验成为撒哈拉以南非洲健康决策的公共规范
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-11 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1297109
S. Agnandji, M. Loembe, Armel V. Mbouna, Fallowne Mbadinga, P. Essone, G. Mombo-Ngoma, Rose Leke, Yvonne K. Mburu, J. Muyembe‐Tamfum, J. Okwo-Bele, Samba Sow, Charles S Wiysonge, Alimuddin Zumla, A. A. Adegnika, Michael Ramharter, Peter G. Kremsner, P. Matsiegui, Y. Boum, Francine Ntoumi
{"title":"Making clinical trials a public norm for health decisions in sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"S. Agnandji, M. Loembe, Armel V. Mbouna, Fallowne Mbadinga, P. Essone, G. Mombo-Ngoma, Rose Leke, Yvonne K. Mburu, J. Muyembe‐Tamfum, J. Okwo-Bele, Samba Sow, Charles S Wiysonge, Alimuddin Zumla, A. A. Adegnika, Michael Ramharter, Peter G. Kremsner, P. Matsiegui, Y. Boum, Francine Ntoumi","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2023.1297109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1297109","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"8 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic 1-octen-3-ol and field evaluation of its enantiomeric isomers as attractants of sandflies 外消旋 1-辛烯-3-醇的酶催化动力学解析及其作为沙蝇引诱剂的对映异构体的实地评估
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1327349
D. Tchouassi, Juliah W. Jacob, X. Cheseto, Lydia S. Chepkemoi, I. B. Hassaballa, B. Torto
{"title":"Enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic 1-octen-3-ol and field evaluation of its enantiomeric isomers as attractants of sandflies","authors":"D. Tchouassi, Juliah W. Jacob, X. Cheseto, Lydia S. Chepkemoi, I. B. Hassaballa, B. Torto","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2023.1327349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1327349","url":null,"abstract":"Phlebotomine sand flies are medically important as vectors of the protozoan parasites that cause leishmaniasis and other bacterial and viral pathogens. Previous work demonstrated that both sexes of certain species of sandflies are attracted to 1-octen-3-ol (octenol). Since 1-octen-3-ol exists as two enantiomeric isomers ─ ((R)-(-)- (R-form) and (S)-(+)- (S-form), we tested the hypothesis that the two enantiomeric forms and racemic mixture (R/S) attracted different sand fly species. We carried out field trials in a leishmaniasis endemic foci in Baringo County, Kenya. In a randomized design, trap captures of sandflies in CDC light traps baited with the R-, S- and racemic (R/S) forms of 1-octen-3-ol in hexane varied with the form and dose of the compound. Interestingly, of the captured species, only Phlebotomus martini, the vector of the parasite causing visceral leishmaniasis, exhibited a dose-dependent response to octenol; captures of both sexes of the species being generally 1.7-fold higher with the R- than S-form. There was no significant effect of treatment on captures of Sergentomyia species (S. schwetzi, S. antennata, S, clydei). Our findings have implications for surveillance of sandfly populations as part of leishmaniasis epidemiologic investigation.","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"15 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tailoring a One Health course for an established non-One Health graduate program in Brazil 为巴西一个已开设的非 "一体健康 "研究生课程定制 "一体健康 "课程
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1317092
Tereza Magalhaes, Ana Barreto, Jamerson Mesquita-Silva, Kamile M. L. Serravalle, Marcela Valente de Andrade, Rita C. L. Gomes, Romero J. Nazaré, Rosa M. G. A. Calado, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Uriel D Kitron
{"title":"Tailoring a One Health course for an established non-One Health graduate program in Brazil","authors":"Tereza Magalhaes, Ana Barreto, Jamerson Mesquita-Silva, Kamile M. L. Serravalle, Marcela Valente de Andrade, Rita C. L. Gomes, Romero J. Nazaré, Rosa M. G. A. Calado, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, Uriel D Kitron","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2023.1317092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1317092","url":null,"abstract":"We present a study of the tailoring of a One Health (OH) course for its integration into an established non-OH graduate program at a large public university in Brazil. The graduate program focuses on topics such as environmental resource management, impacts on ecosystems, precariousness of the work environment and relationships, workers’ health, social determinants of health, and public policies. Tailoring the OH syllabus involved addressing broader OH concepts, condensing or adapting aspects of infectious diseases, covering non-infectious disease OH topics, and linking OH aspects to ongoing projects in the program. Despite the small class size, students brought diverse backgrounds, significantly enriching discussions. The course was offered in a longer (51 contact hours) and a shorter format (34 contact hours), both of which worked well within a lecture- and discussion-based structure. The extended format allowed more time for student activities and in-depth discussions. The multisectoral and transdisciplinary nature of lectures played a critical role in the course’s success. This information may prove valuable for those designing OH courses for implementation in diverse settings, with the ultimate goal of disseminating OH concepts, fostering discussions, and facilitating the development and implementation of OH approaches in groups not typically exposed to this concept.","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"11 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139381023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Editorial: The intersection of COVID-19 and tropical diseases 社论:COVID-19 与热带疾病的交集
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1337327
Emanuele Nicastri, Edwin Michael, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
{"title":"Editorial: The intersection of COVID-19 and tropical diseases","authors":"Emanuele Nicastri, Edwin Michael, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2023.1337327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1337327","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139451616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An assessment of a GMP schistosomiasis vaccine (SchistoShield®). 评估 GMP 血吸虫病疫苗(SchistoShield®)。
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-29 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2024.1404943
Jiho Kim, Jenn Davis, Jinhee Lee, Sang-Nae Cho, Kiyoung Yang, Jaekyoon Yang, Sungmin Bae, Joohee Son, Boyoung Kim, Dale Whittington, Afzal A Siddiqui, Darrick Carter, Sean A Gray
{"title":"An assessment of a GMP schistosomiasis vaccine (SchistoShield<sup>®</sup>).","authors":"Jiho Kim, Jenn Davis, Jinhee Lee, Sang-Nae Cho, Kiyoung Yang, Jaekyoon Yang, Sungmin Bae, Joohee Son, Boyoung Kim, Dale Whittington, Afzal A Siddiqui, Darrick Carter, Sean A Gray","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2024.1404943","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fitd.2024.1404943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that puts over 200 million people at risk, and prevention options are sparse with no approved vaccine. Our vaccine candidate, SchistoShield<sup>®</sup>, is based on an approximately 87 kDa large subunit of calcium activated neutral protease - termed Sm-p80 - combined with a potent TLR4 agonist-based adjuvant. SchistoShield<sup>®</sup> has been shown to prevent disease throughout the parasitic life cycle - including egg, juvenile, and adult worm stages - in numerous animal models up to and including baboons. SchistoShield<sup>®</sup> has been shown safe in both preclinical toxicology studies in rabbits and in a Phase 1 clinical trial in the USA. A Phase 1b trial was initiated in 2023 in endemic regions of Africa, and to date no serious safety signals have been reported.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In preparation for large-scale Phase 2 clinical trials and eventual vaccine deployment, the Sm-p80 antigen production process has been transferred to a manufacturing organization, Quratis Corporation in South Korea, which specializes in preparation of vaccines for large-scale European and African trials. The process of scaling from our current production level of ~2000 vaccine doses, to a process that will generate more than 100 million doses has required multiple improvement steps in the process including fermentation, downstream purification of the protein antigen, lyophilization, and fill and finish.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, we detail the large-scale production process of the SchistoShield<sup>®</sup> protein product by Quratis. In addition, an effort was made to analyze and compare the Quratis-made lot of Sm-p80, referred to as QTP-105, to the cGMP lot of Sm-p80 which is in use in human trials in the USA and Africa, referred to as Sm-p80 DP (made in USA). We show that QTP-105 demonstrates excellent potency, purity, identity, and endotoxin levels compared to our Phase 1 Sm-p80 DP and is suitable for use in Phase 2 studies and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"5 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11525685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142559639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Malaria parasite burden and heterogeneity of risk factors among Central African Republic refugees: a cross-sectional study in the Gado-Badzere refugee camp in Eastern Cameroon. 中非共和国难民的疟疾寄生虫负担和风险因素的异质性:在喀麦隆东部加多-巴泽雷难民营进行的横断面研究。
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-02 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2024.1508750
Zidedine Nematchoua Weyou, Felicite Djemna Djieyep, Rene Ning Teh, Michel Lontsi-Demano, Cheikh Cambel Dieng, Roland Bamou, Eugenia Lo, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele
{"title":"Malaria parasite burden and heterogeneity of risk factors among Central African Republic refugees: a cross-sectional study in the Gado-Badzere refugee camp in Eastern Cameroon.","authors":"Zidedine Nematchoua Weyou, Felicite Djemna Djieyep, Rene Ning Teh, Michel Lontsi-Demano, Cheikh Cambel Dieng, Roland Bamou, Eugenia Lo, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele","doi":"10.3389/fitd.2024.1508750","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fitd.2024.1508750","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Refugees are vulnerable populations especially in malaria endemic areas where the disease claims many lives and constitutes an emerging challenge for humanitarian response. This study assessed how the influx and settlement of Central African Republic (CAR) refugees influences malaria burden in the Gado-Badzere refugee camp, Eastern Cameroon.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional malariometric survey was conducted between November 2022 and October 2023 in 324 households comprising 1,304 individuals aged 1 month and above. Malaria parasite burden was determined using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and Giemsa-stained microscopy. Demographic characteristics, malaria risk factors, treatment-seeking behaviors and costs to cure malaria were assessed using semi-structured questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1,304 participants, 525 (40.3%) were malaria parasite positive with moderate geometric mean parasite density (GMPD) of 1100 parasites/μl of blood. <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> was the main species (99.8%), with mixed <i>P. vivax</i> infections (0.2%). Insecticide treated net (ITN) ownership was 53.7%, but its utilization was significantly low (22.4%) (P < 0.001). Reason for no ITN ownership was net damaged (74.7%). Net insufficiency (77.8%) accounted for non-frequent ITN use. Mean expenditure to treat malaria in the hospital was higher (USD 13.64 ± 8.67) than auto-medication (USD 1.13 ± 1.18). Significantly, malaria parasite prevalence and risk were higher for 0-5 years age (43.7%, OR = 1; P = 0.02), residents of sector 8 (49.2%, OR = 2.53; P < 0.001) of the camp, non-frequent ITN users (41.7%, OR = 2.08; P < 0.001), people living around stagnant water (44.4%, OR = 1.55; P < 0.001) and during the rainy season (43.5%, OR = 1.31; P = 0.02). The GMPD/μl was significantly higher in the 0-5 years age group (1456, P < 0.0001), inhabitants of sector 9 (1626, P = 0.04) and participants living around stagnant water (2097, P = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The malaria burden in CAR refugees may represent the reservoir for malaria transmission, especially with the circulation of <i>P. vivax</i>. The improper use of ITNs could be ameliorated through sensitization. Seasonal chemoprevention mainly during the rainy season and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) might be implemented for effective malaria control in refugee settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":73112,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in tropical diseases","volume":"5 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Improved prevention of female genital schistosomiasis: piloting integration of services into the national health system in Côte d’Ivoire 更好地预防女性生殖器血吸虫病:在科特迪瓦试点将服务纳入国家卫生系统
Frontiers in tropical diseases Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1308660
Ashley Preston, Carlos Torres Vitolas, Alain Claver Kouamin, Johara Nadri, Suzanne Lobohon Lavry, Neerav Dhanani, Norbert Dje, Alain Toh, Fiona M. Fleming, A. Méité
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