Plasmodium infections and fluctuating asymmetry among children and teenagers from Senegal.
Although fluctuating asymmetry is a sensitive indicator of stress, its links with health remains controversial, especially in humans. Here, we explored for the first time the association between fluctuating asymmetry and malaria infections in humans, from 107 participants involved in a long term medical survey in Senegal. No clear relationship was detected. Depending on traits considered, associations were not significant, or (marginally) significant but not in the same directions. We discuss the possible reasons for the global weakness of the signals detected in this study.
MIVEGEC, UMR CNRS-IRD-UM1 5290, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, FR-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Electronic address: Frederic.Thomas2@ird.fr.
Frédéric
F
Thomas
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal, Québec H1X 2B2, Canada. Electronic address: j.doyon@umontreal.ca.
Josée
J
Doyon
MIVEGEC, UMR CNRS-IRD-UM1 5290, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, FR-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Electronic address: Eric.Elguero@ird.fr.
Eric
E
Elguero
MIVEGEC, UMR CNRS-IRD-UM1 5290, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, FR-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Electronic address: dujardinbe@gmail.com.
Jean-Pierre
JP
Dujardin
Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est Montréal, Québec H1X 2B2, Canada. Electronic address: jacques.brodeur@umontreal.ca.
Jacques
J
Brodeur
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Dakar, Senegal. Electronic address: clementine.roucher@live.fr.
Clémentine
C
Roucher
MIVEGEC, UMR CNRS-IRD-UM1 5290, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, FR-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Electronic address: Vincent.Robert@ird.fr.
Vincent
V
Robert
MIVEGEC, UMR CNRS-IRD-UM1 5290, 911 Avenue Agropolis, BP 64501, FR-34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Electronic address: Dorothee.Misse@ird.fr.
Dorothée
D
Missé
Institute of Evolutionary Sciences Montpellier (UMR CNRS 5554), CC065, University of Montpellier, Place Eugene Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. Electronic address: michel.raymond@univ-montp2.fr.
Michel
M
Raymond
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Dakar, Senegal. Electronic address: jean-francois.trape@ird.fr.
Jean-François
JF
Trape
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010965:Plasmodium malariae; D041122:Plasmodium ovale; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
Fluctuating asymmetry; Human; Infection; Malaria; Parasite; Plasmodium