@article{fdi:010090297,
  title = {{T}he prevalence of human {P}lasmodium species during peak transmission seasons from 2016 to 2021 in the rural commune of {N}tjiba, {M}ali},
  author = {{D}ao, {F}. and {D}embele, {L}. and {D}iarra, {B}. and {S}ogore, {F}. and {M}arin-{M}enendez, {A}. and {G}oita, {S}. and {H}aidara, {A}. {S}. and {B}arre, {Y}. {N}. and {S}angare, {C}. {P}. {O}. and {K}one, {A}. and {O}uologuem, {D}. {T}. and {D}ara, {A}. and {T}ekete, {M}. {M}. and {T}alman, {A}rthur and {D}jimde, {A}. {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}p-to-date knowledge of key epidemiological aspects of each {P}lasmodium species is necessary for making informed decisions on targeted interventions and control strategies to eliminate each of them. {T}his study aims to describe the epidemiology of plasmodial species in {M}ali, where malaria is hyperendemic and seasonal. {D}ata reports collected during high-transmission season over six consecutive years were analyzed to summarize malaria epidemiology. {M}alaria species and density were from blood smear microscopy. {D}ata from 6870 symptomatic and 1740 asymptomatic participants were analyzed. {T}he median age of participants was 12 years, and the sex ratio (male/female) was 0.81. {M}alaria prevalence from all {P}lasmodium species was 65.20% (95% {CI}: 60.10-69.89%) and 22.41% ({CI}: 16.60-28.79%) for passive and active screening, respectively. {P}. falciparum was the most prevalent species encountered in active and passive screening (59.33%, 19.31%). {T}his prevalence was followed by {P}. malariae (1.50%, 1.15%) and {P}. ovale (0.32%, 0.06%). {R}egarding frequency, {P}. falciparum was more frequent in symptomatic individuals (96.77% vs. 93.24%, p = 0.014). {I}n contrast, {P}. malariae was more frequent in asymptomatic individuals (5.64% vs. 2.45%, p < 0.001). {P}. ovale remained the least frequent species (less than 1%), and no {P}. vivax was detected. {T}he most frequent coinfections were {P}. falciparum and {P}. malariae (0.56%). {C}hildren aged 5-9 presented the highest frequency of {P}. falciparum infections (41.91%). {N}on-falciparum species were primarily detected in adolescents (10-14 years) with frequencies above 50%. {O}nly {P}. falciparum infections had parasitemias greater than 100,000 parasites per mu {L} of blood. {P}. falciparum gametocytes were found with variable prevalence across age groups. {O}ur data highlight that {P}. falciparum represented the first burden, but other non-falciparum species were also important. {I}ncreasing attention to {P}. malariae and {P}. ovale is essential if malaria elimination is to be achieved.},
  keywords = {{P}lasmodium ; epidemiology ; transmission ; seasonality ; {MALI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ropical {M}edicine and {I}nfectious {D}isease},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {438 [11 p.]},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/tropicalmed8090438},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090297},
}