title: [Difficulties of diagnosis and treatment of malaria outbreaks in Europeans living in Burkina Faso].
abstract: Malaria attacks by Plasmodium falciparum have been observed in the European population living in Burkina Faso despite the use of bednets and regular chemoprophylaxis. In some cases, the diagnosis has been difficult because of an absence of severe symptoms. In other cases, malaria attacks have been severe after a dangerous delay in diagnosis and start of treatment. Moreover, treatment using halofantrine has, on occasion, been followed by relapses a few weeks later. These facts put into question the advisability of the routine use of chemoprophylaxis in an area of endemic infection and increasing drugs resistance.
authors.affiliation: Médecin parasitologiste, ORSTOM/Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina, Faso.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Gazin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D010616:Phenanthrenes; D002738:Chloroquine; C023768:halofantrine
vernacular_title: Difficultés du diagnostic et du traitment de accés palustres chez les Européens vivant au Burkina Faso.