@article{fdi:010074928,
  title = {{O}asis malaria, {N}orthern {M}auritania},
  author = {{D}eida, {J}. and {T}ahar, {R}achida and {K}halef, {Y}. {O}. and {L}ekweiry, {K}. {M}. and {H}meyade, {A}. and {O}uld {K}hairy, {M}. {L}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {B}ogreau, {H}. and {B}asco, {L}eonardo and {O}uld {M}ohamed {S}alem {B}oukhary, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} malaria survey was conducted in {A}tar, the northernmost oasis city in {M}auritania, during 2015-2016. {A}ll febrile patients in whom malaria was suspected were screened for malaria by using rapid diagnostic testing and microscopic examination of blood smears and later confirmed by {PCR}. {O}f 453 suspected malaria cases, 108 (23.8%) were positive by rapid diagnostic testing, 154 (34.0%) by microscopic examination, and 162 (35.7%) by {PCR}. {M}alaria cases were observed throughout the year and among all age groups. {P}lasmodium vivax was present in 120/162 (74.1%) cases, {P}. falciparum in 4/162 (2.4%), and mixed {P}. falciparum-{P}. vivax in 38/162 (23.4%). {M}alaria is endemic in northern {M}auritania and could be spreading farther north in the {S}ahara, possibly because of human-driven environmental changes. {F}urther entomologic and parasitologic studies and monitoring are needed to relate these findings to major {A}nopheles mosquito vectors and to design and implement strategies for malaria prevention and control.},
  keywords = {{MAURITANIE} ; {ATAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {282--289},
  ISSN = {1080-6040},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3201/eid2502.180732},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074928},
}