August 2016

Altitudinal variation in the parasitological and entomological indices of malaria around Mount Cameroon, South West Region of Cameroon

This study aimed to define the heterogeneity in the parasitological and entomologic indices of malaria transmission from sites of contrasting altitudes in the Mt. Cameroon region. Blood samples were collected by pricking the finger. Thick and thin blood films were prepared and Giemsa-stained. Slides were examined under x100 objective for the identification of asexual and sexual stages of malaria parasites....

Author(s): Ebanga E. Joan Eyong, Arnaud J. Kengne-Ouafo, Patrick W. N. Chounna, Fabrice R. Datchoua-Poutcheu and Samuel Wanji,