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Analysis of anti-Plasmodium IgG profiles among Fulani nomadic pastoralists in northern Senegal to assess malaria exposure.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Northern Senegal is a zone of very low malaria transmission, with an annual incidence of

SUBMITTER: Seck MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6958760 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<h4>Background</h4>Northern Senegal is a zone of very low malaria transmission, with an annual incidence of < 5/1000 inhabitants. This area, where the Senegal National Malaria Control Programme has initiated elimination activities, hosts Fulani, nomadic, pastoralists that spend the dry season in the south where malaria incidence is higher (150-450/1000 inhabitants) and return to the north with the first rains. Previous research demonstrated parasite prevalence of < 1% in this Fulani population u  ...[more]

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