title: [Malaria in an urban environment: the case of the city of Rufisque in Senegal].
abstract: From April to November 1994, we carried out a study in Rufisque, an urban area located in Dakar Region. During dry season, 5.32% of febrile outpatients were infected with Plasmodium falciparum with a mean parasitic density evaluated at 12,471 p/microliter. One case of cerebral malaria was noted. During raining season, malaria represented 58.75% of the fevers. Ten presented neurological signs; the mean parasitic density was high, 131,140 p/microliter. Two children died. Good efficiency of quinine was noted but chloroquine treatment failures was present: 50%. Generally malaria is less prevalent in urban areas. But in Rufisque ecological conditions are main factors which permit spreading of the disease. Prior measures of control such correct treatment of cases and good management of environment must be done.
authors.affiliation: Service de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine, UCAD.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gaye
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ndir
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feller-Dansokho
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dieng
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Lakh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diallo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000453:epidemiology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011803:Quinine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012621:Seasons; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D011803:Quinine
vernacular_title: Le Paludisme en milieu urbain: cas de la ville de Rufisque au Sénégal.