title: [Gametocyte carriage in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in Haiti (2010-2013)].
abstract: A survey conducted from May 2010 to October 2013 in five from ten departments of Haiti among 5,342 persons aged from 1 to 107 years showed a gametocytic rate = 3.2%. However, it varies greatly from one Department to another, ranging from 0.5% in Grande Anse Department to 5.9% in Southeast Department. Malaria is present in Haiti in heterogeneous coastal foci. Gametocytes occur at all ages, but two times most often in male under 20 years. Entomological studies in Haiti are needed to better characterize the relationships between man and the vector Anopheles albimanus, adapting the fight more effectively.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire national de santé publique, Port-au-Prince, Haïti. raccurt@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Raccurt
authors.affiliation: UMR 198, Institut de recherche pour le développement, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brasseur
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire national de santé publique, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicéron
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire national de santé publique, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Existe
authors.affiliation: Ministère de la santé publique et de la population, Programme national de contrôle de la malaria, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemoine
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire national de santé publique, Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boncy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D058345:Asymptomatic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Caribbean; Gametocytic rate; Grande Anse; Haiti; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Southeast Department