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Oasis Malaria, Northern Mauritania1
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February 2019
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 25(2):282-289
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:A malaria survey was conducted in Atar, the northernmost oasis city in Mauritania, during 2015–2016. All febrile patients in whom malaria was suspected were screened for malaria by using rapid diagnostic testing and microscopic examination of blood smears and later confirmed by PCR. Of 453 suspected malaria cases, 108 (23.8%) were positive by rapid diagnostic testing, 154 (34.0%) by microscopic examination, and 162 (35.7%) by PCR. Malaria cases were observed throughout the year and among all age groups. | was present in 120/162 (74.1%) cases, | in 4/162 (2.4%), and mixed |–| in 38/162 (23.4%). Malaria is endemic in northern Mauritania and could be spreading farther north in the Sahara, possibly because of human-driven environmental changes. Further entomologic and parasitologic studies and monitoring are needed to relate these findings to major | mosquito vectors and to design and implement strategies for malaria prevention and control.
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6346462
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