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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chouakeu, Nelly Armanda Kala
• Tchuinkam, Timoléon
• Bamou, Roland
• Bindamu, Mabu Maxim
• Talipouo, Abdou
• Kopya, Edmond
• Awono-Ambene, Parfait
• Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe

Titel

Malaria transmission pattern across the Sahelian, humid savanna, highland and forest eco-epidemiological settings in Cameroon

Ist Teil von

• Malaria journal, 2023-04, Vol.22 (1), p.116-116, Article 116

Ort / Verlag

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Malaria remains a major public health concern in Cameroon. Understanding vector distribution and malaria transmission dynamics is of paramount importance for evaluating the performance of control strategies. This study assesses patterns of malaria transmission in four eco-epidemiological settings in Cameroon. Adult mosquitoes were collected using Human Landing Catches (HLC) once every 4 months from August 2019 to November 2021 in Kaélé, Tibati, Santchou and Bertoua. Mosquitoes were sorted by genus and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) species complex were identified using PCR. The presence of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (CSP) was measured by ELISA; the entomological inoculation rates (EIR) was estimated in each locality. A total of 23,536 mosquitoes were collected. Anopheles gambiae and/or Anopheles coluzzii were the main malaria vectors in all sites. Anopheles arabiensis was recorded in low frequency in Kaélé and Tibati. Other species collected included Anopheles funestus, Anopheles pharoensis and Anopheles ziemmani. High anopheline biting rates were recorded outdoor in all sites except in Kaélé. Important differences in species biting dynamics were observed between sites. The sporozoite infection rate varied from 0.36 to 4%. The daily EIR was found to vary from 0.07 in Santchou to 0.26 infected bites/man/night (ib/m/n) in Kaélé). The study suggests heterogeneous patterns of malaria transmission in different ecoepidemiological settings across the country. The findings stress the need to improve malaria vector control strategies.