| Literature DB >> 22091460 |
L Kohagne Tongué1, R Gounoue Kamkuimo, P Mengue M'eyi, D Kaba, F J Louis, R Mimpfoundi.
Abstract
The situation of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is poorly known in Gabon. Most of the historical foci have not been investigated for more than 15 years. Few cases are passively recorded from the historical focus of Bendjé; they involved mainly fishermen but determining their contamination site is difficult because of their mobility due to their activity. The presence of these cases in that focus could favour its reactivation if the vector is still there. In order to assess a potential transmission risk in that area, an entomological survey has been carried out in it. Traps were set up during four days in different habitats used by humans during their daily activities. Three species of tsetse flies (Glossina palpalis palpalis, G. pallicera newsteadi and G. caliginea) were caught and two species of trypanosomes (Trypanosoma vivax and T. brucei s.l.) were identified by PCR. These results suggest the presence of an animal transmission cycle. Human-flies contact was confirmed in all type of habitats but no transmission was quantified in the mangrove.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22091460 PMCID: PMC4897732 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2011184303
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasite ISSN: 1252-607X Impact factor: 3.000
Fig. 1.Le Gabon et le département de Bendjé dans la province de l’Ogooué-Maritime.
Fig. 2.Image satellitaire de la zone d’étude (Google Earth – earth. google.com).
Fig. 3.La mangrove dans le foyer de Bendjé, à marée basse.
Paramètres entomologiques de la transmission dans les différents biotopes du foyer de Bendjé.
| Débarcadères | Mangrove | Champs vivriers | Point de baignade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | 8,68 | 3,80 | 6,22 | 3,64 |
| T | 1,25 | 0,00 | 0,66 | 1,00 |
| T.I. (%) | 19,35 | 2,56 | 5,56 | 8,86 |
| 3,00 | 1,00 | 2,00 | 3,00 | |
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| 385,13 | 220,39 | l65,78 | l47,40 |
| 0,00020 | 0,00 | 0,000l4 | 0,000070 |
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îlots ; DAP : densité apparente des glossines par piège et par jour; T : densité apparente des glossines ténérales; T.I. : taux d’infection; n : nombre de repas de sang d’origine humaine; p : point de contact homme-glossine; r : index du risque de contamination