[Epidemiology and prevention of malaria in the southwestern islands of the Indian Ocean]. / Epidémiologie et prévention du paludisme dans les iles du sud-ouest de l'Océan Indien.
Med Trop (Mars)
; 66(3): 295-301, 2006 Jun.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16924826
ABSTRACT
Malaria epidemiology differs greatly in the geographically close islands of the southwestern Indian Ocean. In Madagascar and the Comoros Union malaria is still a major public health problem. In Mayotte indigenous transmission resumed in 1995 and is currently high in some communities. In the Mascarene Islands (Reunion and Mauritius), indigenous transmission has been eradicated (Reunion) or become rare (Mauritius). The Seychelles Islands are malaria-free since local conditions are unfavorable for Anopheles mosquitoes. The level of resistance to antimalarials also differs from one island to another. Resistance to chloroquine ranges from moderate in Madagascar to high in the Comoros Union. Health recommendations for travelers must be adapted to the epidemiological features on each island.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Malária
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article