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Bassene H., Sambou M., Fenollar F., Clarke S., Djiba S., Mourembou G., Badara L. Y. A., Raoult Didier, Mediannikov Oleg. (2015). High prevalence of Mansonella perstans filariasis in rural Senegal. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93 (3), p. 601-606. ISSN 0002-9637.

Titre du document
High prevalence of Mansonella perstans filariasis in rural Senegal
Année de publication
2015
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000361254900032
Auteurs
Bassene H., Sambou M., Fenollar F., Clarke S., Djiba S., Mourembou G., Badara L. Y. A., Raoult Didier, Mediannikov Oleg
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015, 93 (3), p. 601-606 ISSN 0002-9637
Large parts of African and American countries are colonized by Mansonella, a very common but poorly described filarial nematode. Bloodsucking flies of the genus Culicoides are suspected to be the vector of Mansonella perstans, but no study in Senegal has confirmed that Culicoides can transmit the parasite. Designed specific real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) can be used to identify microfilaria in stained blood smears. This study was performed in July and December 2010 in the southeastern Senegal, which is known to be endemic for M. perstans. We analyzed 297 blood smears from febrile and afebrile resident people by qPCR. The global prevalence of M. perstans was approximately 14.5% in both febrile and afebrile individuals. The age group of > 30 years had the highest prevalence (22.0%). No Culicoides among 1,159 studied specimens was positive for M. perstans and its vector in Senegal still requires identification.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
SENEGAL
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010065287]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010065287
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