Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in rainy season, Artibonite Valley, Haiti, 2006

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct;13(10):1494-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1310.070567.

Abstract

We conducted a population-based survey to estimate the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among persons older than 1 month in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti during the high malaria transmission season in 2006. Results from PCR for 714 persons showed a prevalence of 3.1% for P. falciparum infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Endemic Diseases / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Haiti / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology*
  • Malaria, Falciparum / transmission
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rain*
  • Seasons