Horizon 1 1 17 ACLN : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture non répertoriées par l'AERES Rapid evolution of malaria parasite density and standardization of thick smear examination for epidemiological investigations Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 181-184 EPIDEMIOLOGIE PALUDISME ZONE ENDEMIE TEST IMMUNOLOGIE GOUTTE EPAISSE PARASITEMIE CONGO LINZOLO 1985 fdi:24610 ENG Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 0035-9203 10.1016/0035-9203(85)90329-3 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:24610 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/b_fdi_18-19/24610.pdf 79 Horizon (IRD) The results of epidemiological surveys and the follow-up of malaria endemicity are often difficult to compare due to the high frequency of low-density parasitaemia in semi-immune populations. Detecting malaria parasites is dependent on the conditions and methods of parasitological examination. A standardized method of examination in epidemiological surveys is proposed: this includes the systematic rapid determination of parasite density. 052ANOPAL03