| Literature DB >> 33496219 |
Dean Sayre, Alioune Camara, Yaya Barry, Touré Babacar Deen, Denka Camara, Mohamed Dioubaté, Ibrahima Camara, Kalil Keita, Nouman Diakité, Youssoufa Lo, Ibrahima Bah, Hadja Fanta Camara, Mohamed Saran Condé, Aissata Fofana, Abdoulaye Sarr, Eugène Lama, Seth Irish, Mateusz Plucinski.
Abstract
Malaria incidence is generally lower in cities than rural areas. However, reported urban malaria incidence may not accurately reflect the level of ongoing transmission, which has potentially large implications for prevention efforts. To guide mosquito net distribution, we assessed the extent of malaria transmission in Conakry, Guinea, in 2018. We found evidence of active malaria transmission.Entities:
Keywords: Anopheles gambiae; Conakry; Guinea; Plasmodium falciparum; entomology; epidemiology; malaria; mosquito; parasites; sub-Saharan Africa; transmission; urban; vector-borne infections
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33496219 PMCID: PMC7853535 DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.191701
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883