Low malaria morbidity in a cohort of Senegalese children with free access to health structures

Parasite

and A. Garcia¹  O. Gaye²  J.Y. Le Hesran¹  J.P. Chippaux³  A.B. Dieng¹  N. Valin¹ 

[1] Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Unité de Recherche (UR) 010 : Santé de la mère et de l’enfant en milieu tropical,Dakar,Sénégal;Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD),Dakar,Sénégal;IRD, Unité de Service (US) 009,Dakar,Sénégal

关键词: Senegal;    drug resistance;    treatment policy;    health structures;    children;    malaria;   

Others  :  808741
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/parasite/2006131079

 received in 2005-05-31, accepted in 2005-11-09,  发布年份 2006

【 摘 要 】

We report the impact of the free access to health facilities on malaria morbidity in children from two to 15 years old, during a malaria transmission season in Niakhar, Senegal. Between July and December 2002, 227 malaria attacks occured in 566 children. Only one case of severe malaria was observed and no death has been reported. Our results demonstrate furthermore that easier access to health facilities and to early treatment is playing a key role in malaria control.

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