Increase of parasites carrying lumefantrine-tolerance molecular markers and lack of South East Asian artemisinin-resistance mutations in samples collected from 2013 to 2016 in Côte d'Ivoire.

One of the major obstacles to malaria elimination in the world is the resistance in to most antimalarial drugs. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of molecular markers of antimalarial drugs resistance in Côte d'Ivoire. Samples were collected from 2013 to 2016 from asymptomatic and symptomatic subjects in Abengourou, Abidjan, Grand Bassam, and San Pedro.

Evaluation of Malaria Microscopy Diagnostic Performance at 40 Public Health Facilities in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in 2020.

Purpose: Microscopic diagnosis of Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood films remained the gold standard laboratory method for the diagnosis of malaria. In this context, we felt it was important to conduct this evaluation with 40 public medical biology laboratories (MBLs) in the Abidjan 1 health region that perform blood parasitology tests to improve their implementation process.

Methods: This descriptive and analytical study took place in July 2020 and involved participating laboratories (PLs) from the public sector in Abidjan.

Molecular epidemiology of non-falciparum Plasmodium infections in three different areas of the Ivory Coast.

Background: Malaria is a major public health problem, particularly in the tropical regions of America, Africa and Asia. Plasmodium falciparum is not only the most widespread but also the most deadly species. The share of Plasmodium infections caused by the other species (Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae) is clearly underestimated.

Dermatophytosis and the associated risk factors among primary school children in southern and central Côte d'Ivoire.

Background: Dermatophytosis, particularly the subtype tinea capitis, is common among African children; however, the risk factors associated with this condition are poorly understood.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the factors associated with tinea capitis and the prevalence rate of other dermatophytoses among primary school students in the rural and urban areas of the southern and central Côte d'Ivoire.

Patients And Methods: The study was carried out in seven towns of Côte d'Ivoire from October 2008 to July 2009, among 17,745 children aged 4-17 years and attending urban and rural primary schools; a complete physical examination of the skin and appendages, including nails and hair, was performed by the physicians.

Effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in pregnant women in San Pedro, Côte D'Ivoire.

Malaria remains a major public health issue for pregnant women. Côte d'Ivoire has adopted a series of measures aimed at combatting this plague, and these measures include administering Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) as an intermittent preventive treatment to pregnant women in the second and third terms.This cross-sectional study included a parturient population after informed written consent.

[Clinical and etiological aspects of intertrigos caused by fungal infections in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)].

Introduction: Epidemiology of these disorders, mainly caused by mycosis, is little known in the Ivory Coast. The aim of this study was to determine the different clinical aspects of intertrigos caused by fungal infections.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Department of Clinical Dermatology at the University Hospital in Yopougon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) from April to October 2012.

Dynamics of genetic diversity among asymptomatic and symptomatic children in three epidemiological areas in Cote d'Ivoire.

Asymptomatic carriers of are considered a reservoir of the parasite in humans. Therefore, in order to be effective, new malaria elimination strategies must take these targets into account. The aim of this study was to analyse genetic diversity of among schoolchildren in three epidemiological areas in Côte d'Ivoire.

Efficacy and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria at two sentinel sites across Côte d’Ivore.

Malaria remains a major public health problem in Côte d’Ivoire. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) versus artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria, at two malaria surveillance sites in Côte d’Ivoire. The World Health Organization 2003 protocol was used for this multicenter open randomized clinical trial with a 42-day follow-up.