[Falciparum malaria in French residents in Yaounde].

Abstract

In South Cameroon, malaria is a disquieting problem. It represented 2.6% of consultants and concerned each year 10% among French residents. We have included 310 cases of Falciparum malaria between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1990. There were 207 adults and 103 children with a mean age of 26 years. The duration of the stay was over one year in 137 cases and lower than 1 year in 183 patients. The chemoprophylaxis was correct in 194 patients according to the dose and duration. Forty-nine patients followed a combination of chloroquine and proguanil. Malaria attack was observed in 272 patients. Among them, there were 95 children. A severe malaria occurred in 38 cases. Mean parasitemia was of 0.24% (range: 0.002-7.5%). Therapy regimen was quinine: 36 cases, halofantrine: 266 cases, amodiaquine: 7 cases and association MFP (Fansimef) in 12 patients. The study shows the importance of malaria in an endemic area among expatriates despite the observance of chemoprophylactics regimens including proguanil.

• Authors: G Blasco, P Hovette, P Thibaut, G de Quincenet, J M Debonne, J E Touze, R Laroche
• Journal: Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) (Bull Soc Pathol Exot) Vol. 85 Issue 4 Pg. 281-4 ( 1992) ISSN: 0037-9085 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Le paludisme a Plasmodium falciparum chez les Français résidants a Yaoundé.
• PMID: 1446176 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antimalarials

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Antimalarials (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Cameroon (epidemiology)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Emigration and Immigration (statistics & numerical data)
• France (ethnology)
• Humans
• Infant
• Malaria, Falciparum (drug therapy, epidemiology, parasitology)
• Middle Aged
• Seasons