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11803829

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4-5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to classify the risk for transmission of African human trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) according to population and settlement densities in four different areas of Zoukougbeu, Cote d'Ivoire, where the exact location of cases reported since 1990 is known. Epidemiological risk indexes were calculated from entomological data obtained from three surveys and analyzed with respect to presence of patients and occupancy rate in each area. Results indicated that there was a risk of transmission near the village of Bahigbeu II where the population density is between 30 and 40 inhabitants per km2 and settlement density is 4 per km2. There was also a risk in less inhabited areas such as Ouatigbeu where the population density is less than 30 inhabitants per km2 and dwelling density less than 4 per km2. In fact, cases are regularly reported in Ouatigbeu but never in Bahigbeu II. Based on these findings, we conclude that, while land occupancy can be considered as a risk factor for sleeping sickness, other factors such as human mobility must be taken into account to characterize risk areas and predict outbreaks.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-682X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Integration of demographic factors in the characterization of risk areas for sleeping sickness in Côte d'Ivoire].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire des Sciences Humaines appliquées à la Santé l'Institut Pierre Richet, l'IRD, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire. Florence.Fournet@libertysurf.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't