2020
Different distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission
Pigeault R, Isaïa J, Yerbanga R, Dabiré K, Ouédraogo J, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T, Christe P. Different distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 10183. PMID: 32576924, PMCID: PMC7311528, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67180-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGametocyte densityMosquito infection ratesBlood samplesInfection rateNew malaria control strategiesMajor global causeMalaria control strategiesLow parasite burdenGametocyte burdenGametocyte carriersParasite transmissionPlasmodium infectionMosquito transmission potentialRight extremitiesTransmissible stagesParasite burdenMosquito transmissionMalaria parasitesPlasmodium sppGlobal causeTransmission potentialGametocytesVector-borne diseasesDiseaseExtremitiesSerotype Profile of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Obtained from Children in Burkina Faso before and after Mass Administration of Azithromycin
Hema-Ouangraoua S, Zongo I, Kabore N, Frédéric N, Yerbanga R, Tinto H, Compaore Y, Kuepfer I, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Serotype Profile of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Obtained from Children in Burkina Faso before and after Mass Administration of Azithromycin. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 103: 679-683. PMID: 32524945, PMCID: PMC7410481, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmodiaquineAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimalarialsAzithromycinBurkina FasoCarrier StateChemopreventionChild, PreschoolDrug CombinationsDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInfantMalariaMaleMass Drug AdministrationNasopharynxPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPyrimethamineSeasonsSerogroupStreptococcus pneumoniaeSulfadoxineConceptsSeasonal malaria chemopreventionMass drug administrationEmergence of resistancePneumococcal serotypesDrug AdministrationStreptococcus pneumoniaeDistribution of serotypesMalaria chemopreventionNasopharyngeal isolatesMass administrationCarriage studiesAzithromycinQuellung techniqueSwift appearanceSpecific serotypesSingle serotypeAdministrationAntibiotic resistanceSerotype profileSerotypesDifferent serotypesMultiplex assayPneumoniaePCR techniqueIsolates
2014
Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions
Da D, Churcher T, Yerbanga R, Yaméogo B, Sangaré I, Ouedraogo J, Sinden R, Blagborough A, Cohuet A. Experimental study of the relationship between Plasmodium gametocyte density and infection success in mosquitoes; implications for the evaluation of malaria transmission-reducing interventions. Experimental Parasitology 2014, 149: 74-83. PMID: 25541384, DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGametocyte densityParasite densityBlood samplesInfected bloodMouse bloodInfectious blood samplesMembrane feeding assaysPlasmodium berghei infectionTransmission-reducing interventionsPlasmodium falciparum samplesBlood dilutionEvaluation of transmissionInfected mouse bloodBerghei infectionPlasmodium infectionMosquito infectivityAnopheles coluzzii mosquitoesInhibitory factorMonoclonal antibodiesBloodAccurate relative measuresInfectionUninfected bloodHost bloodColuzzii mosquitoes
1992
Variation of the parasite density of Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic carriers: consequences for malaria chemoresistance studies.
Guiguemde T, Toe A, Sadeler B, Gbary A, Ouedraogo J, Louboutin-Croc J. Variation of the parasite density of Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic carriers: consequences for malaria chemoresistance studies. Medecine Tropicale 1992, 52: 313-5. PMID: 1435194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay 4Parasite densityDay 0Plasmodium falciparumAsymptomatic peopleAsymptomatic carriersInclusion criteriaMalaria prevalenceStudy 16Drug absorptionPrimary school childrenParasitaemiaBobo-DioulassoNycthemeral variationsFurther studiesSignificant differencesChildrenSchool childrenVivo testsFalciparumNegativationChemosensitivityGreater numberPrevalenceChemoresistance