Abstract
To assess the possible impact of insecticide treated curtains (ITC) on the composition of a Plasmodium falciparum population in a rural area of Burkina Faso, blood samples were collected during the rainy season of 1997 from 226 children aged 3-6 years, from 4 villages equipped with ITC and 2 control villages without ITC. The analysis of fragment lengths of 3 highly polymorphic P. falciparum genes (msp-1, msp-2 and glurp) revealed a maximum number of 3 alleles per infected person for each gene. The mean number of clones per infected person was similar in villages with and without ITC.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Alleles*
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Animals
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Antigens, Protozoan / genetics
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Bedding and Linens / parasitology*
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Burkina Faso
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Insecticides / pharmacology*
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Male
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Merozoite Surface Protein 1 / genetics
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Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects
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Plasmodium falciparum / genetics*
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Polymorphism, Genetic / drug effects*
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Protozoan Proteins / genetics
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Rural Health
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Seasons
Substances
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Antigens, Protozoan
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Insecticides
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Merozoite Surface Protein 1
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Protozoan Proteins
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merozoite surface protein 2, Plasmodium
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glutamate-rich protein, Plasmodium