Linked Life Data

8842115

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/8842115

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
An epidemiologic survey on malaria endemicity levels, including entomologic, parasitologic, and immunologic indicators, was carried out in a village of the Madagascar highlands (Analaroa) at the end of the 1990-1991 rainy season. The results indicate that malaria is hyperendemic and Anopheles funestus is the main vector in the area. The prevalence of parasitemia decreased with age from a maximum level of about 60% in children less than five years of age to a minimum of about 16% among those more than 29 years of age. The prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite antibodies (Ab-Cs) increased with age from a minimum level of about 10% in children less than five years of age to a maximum of 71.7% among those more than 29 years of age. An inverse correlation was observed between P. falciparum prevalence and levels of Ab-Cs and parasite prevalence. The study confirmed that prevalence and Ab-Cs levels are reliable indicators of malaria endemicity in hyperendemic areas. Schoolchildren between five and 14 years of age are considered the most practical and susceptible group for this kind of epidemiologic study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
278-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Age-related prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite antibody in an hyperendemic area of Madagascar, and its relationship with parasite prevalence.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Santia, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article