Six years surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among febrile patients reporting in Centre de Santé d’Okala, North West Gabon
Pamba, R., Koumba, A., Zinga-Koumba, C., Kutomy, P., Ovono, A., Itsiembou, L., Ogouliguende, S., Sevidzem, S., Mintsa-Nguema, R., Mavoungou, J. (2021). Six years surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among febrile patients reporting in Centre de Santé d’Okala, North West Gabon. EKB Journal Management System, 2(4), 823-830. doi: 10.21608/mid.2020.106314
Richard Pamba; Aubin Armel Koumba; Christophe Roland Zinga-Koumba; Pyazzi Obame Ondo Kutomy; Audrey Prisca Melodie Ovono; Lorence Desi Itsiembou; Steve Teddy Ogouliguende; Silas Lendzele Sevidzem; Rodrigue Mintsa-Nguema; Jacques François Mavoungou. "Six years surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among febrile patients reporting in Centre de Santé d’Okala, North West Gabon". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 4, 2021, 823-830. doi: 10.21608/mid.2020.106314
Pamba, R., Koumba, A., Zinga-Koumba, C., Kutomy, P., Ovono, A., Itsiembou, L., Ogouliguende, S., Sevidzem, S., Mintsa-Nguema, R., Mavoungou, J. (2021). 'Six years surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among febrile patients reporting in Centre de Santé d’Okala, North West Gabon', EKB Journal Management System, 2(4), pp. 823-830. doi: 10.21608/mid.2020.106314
Pamba, R., Koumba, A., Zinga-Koumba, C., Kutomy, P., Ovono, A., Itsiembou, L., Ogouliguende, S., Sevidzem, S., Mintsa-Nguema, R., Mavoungou, J. Six years surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria among febrile patients reporting in Centre de Santé d’Okala, North West Gabon. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 2(4): 823-830. doi: 10.21608/mid.2020.106314

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

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Article 26, Volume 2, Issue 4, November 2021, Page 823-830  XML PDF (550.6 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2020.106314
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Authors
Richard Pamba1; Aubin Armel Koumba2; Christophe Roland Zinga-Koumba3; Pyazzi Obame Ondo Kutomy4; Audrey Prisca Melodie Ovono5; Lorence Desi Itsiembou6; Steve Teddy Ogouliguende6; Silas Lendzele Sevidzem email orcid 7; Rodrigue Mintsa-Nguema3; Jacques François Mavoungou3
1Ecole Doctorale des Grandes Ecole de Libreville (EDGE), Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Centre de Santé d’Okala, Gabon
2University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin. Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET), Gabon
3Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET), Gabon
4Programme National de Lutte Contre le Paludisme (PNLP), Gabon
5Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Gabon
6Centre de Santé d’Okala, Gabon
7Ecole Doctorale des Grandes Ecole de Libreville (EDGE), Laboratoire d Ecologie Vectorielle (LEV), Gabon
Abstract
Background : 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). Methods : 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 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. Conclusions : 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.
Keywords
Malaria; Prevalence; Febrile patients; Health center; Okala
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