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Combating malaria in Africa.

Jean François Trape1, Gilles Pison, André Spiegel

  • 1Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD, formerly ORSTOM), BP 1386, Dakar, Senegal. trape@ird.sn

Trends in Parasitology
|May 2, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Antimalarial drug resistance, particularly chloroquine resistance, has doubled malaria mortality in Africa. Combination therapies and vector control are crucial for malaria control efforts.

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Area of Science:

  • Tropical Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Antimalarial drug resistance poses a significant threat to malaria control in tropical Africa.
  • Chloroquine resistance has demonstrably increased the burden of malaria.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of chloroquine resistance on malaria burden.
  • To examine implications for the Roll Back Malaria initiative.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of malaria mortality trends over two decades.
  • Review of implications for public health interventions.

Main Results:

  • Malaria mortality has at least doubled in the past 20 years.
  • Combination therapy is recommended for home treatment in young children.

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  • Special surveillance programs are needed due to antimalarial toxicity.

    • Conclusions:

    • Vector control methods, especially in urban areas, show potential for malaria elimination.
    • Reducing the entomological inoculation rate is key in low or unstable transmission zones.