title: [Malaria in Gabon. I. Study of 500 children with fever in Libreville].
abstract: Among 500 febrile children who came for medical examination in the Pediatric Department at the Hôpital Général de Libreville, 29.2% were infected by malaria. P. falciparum was the most common (96.7%), P. malariae and P. ovale were sparsely present. Rarely detected in people consulting for fever, shivering and headache were the two symptoms directly related to paludism. There is a direct correlation between the size of the spleen and the rate of infestation. Screening among babies from 3 to 6 months' old, shows 13% already infected. The top of malaria incidence lies between 2 and 3 years of age (42% were infected).
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010961:Plasmodium; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010965:Plasmodium malariae
vernacular_title: Paludisme au Gabon. I. Etude de 500 enfants fébriles de Libreville.