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Les données épidémiologiques pour la lutte contre le paludisme dans une région de hauts plateaux du Cameroun occidental

Epidemiological data for control of malaria in the North-western Province of Cameroon

Epidemiologische Daten zur Bekämpfung der Malaria in der Nord-West Provinz von Kamerun

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Summary

A study carried out in March 1982 in three villages showed that malaria was meso-endemic, probabely due to relatively high altitude (2'000–3'000 feet) and low seasonal transmission.

The authors claimed that in such conditions, early treatment of attacks especially among children should be a better control measure than focused or generalized chenoprophylaxis.

Zusammenfassung

Eine im März 1982 durchgeführte Studie in drei Dörfen der Nord-West Provinz von Kamerun hat gezeigt, dass Malaria dort meso-endemisch ist. Der Grund ist wahrscheinlich die relativ hohe Höhe dieser Dörfer (700–1'000 M) und eine geringe jahreszeitlich bedingte Ubertragung.

Die Autoren dieser Arbeit kommen zum Schluss, dass eine frühe Behandlung der Krisen besser ist, als eine systematische präventive Behandlung der allgemeinen Bevölkerung oder nur der Kinder.

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  1. Unité de Médecine Tropicale et Santé Communautaire, Faculté de Médecine et Centre OMS de recherche et de formation en immunologie, Centre de transfusion sanguine, Département de Médecine, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, 1211, Genève 4

    S. Neguesse, A. Rougemont, J. Bovet, L. Perrin & A. Perez

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Neguesse, S., Rougemont, A., Bovet, J. et al. Les données épidémiologiques pour la lutte contre le paludisme dans une région de hauts plateaux du Cameroun occidental. Soz Präventivmed 28, 204–205 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02077272

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