Comparative Study of Malaria Prevalence among Travellers in Nigeria (West Africa) Using Slide Microscopy and a Rapid Diagnosis Test
Joint Authors
Bankole, Honoré Sourou
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon
Hounmanou, Y. M. G.
Echebiri, S.
Atchade, P.
Mohammed, J.
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malaria is a major disease in Africa and leads to various public health problems.
A study was carried out at the Aviation Medical Clinic Laboratory, Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, in 2014.
The work aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria among patients attending the laboratory.
Blood samples were therefore collected from 51 patients and subjected to both blood smear microscopy and a rapid immunochromatographic diagnostic test (SD BIOLINE Malaria Ag) for detection of, respectively, malaria parasites and antigens.
At the end of the study, 22% of the patients were detected positive by the microscopic examination while 9.8% were tested positive when using SD BIOLINE Malaria Ag.
The outcomes of the study show a high prevalence of malaria at the airport.
This represents a serious risk factor leading to a high likelihood of spread and occurrence of malaria in other countries including Western countries whereby the disease is nonendemic.
It also pointed out that the blood smear microscopy seems to be better than Rapid Diagnosis Test (RDT) for malaria diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon& Bankole, Honoré Sourou& Hounmanou, Y. M. G.& Echebiri, S.& Atchade, P.& Mohammed, J.. 2015. Comparative Study of Malaria Prevalence among Travellers in Nigeria (West Africa) Using Slide Microscopy and a Rapid Diagnosis Test. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069957
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon…[et al.]. Comparative Study of Malaria Prevalence among Travellers in Nigeria (West Africa) Using Slide Microscopy and a Rapid Diagnosis Test. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069957
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon& Bankole, Honoré Sourou& Hounmanou, Y. M. G.& Echebiri, S.& Atchade, P.& Mohammed, J.. Comparative Study of Malaria Prevalence among Travellers in Nigeria (West Africa) Using Slide Microscopy and a Rapid Diagnosis Test. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069957
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069957