November 2012

Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and effectiveness of Praziquantel in school children in Finchaa valley, Ethiopia

Schistosomiasis remains one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the world. Approximately 80% of the estimated 200 million people infected annually world-wide live in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia where Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium are widespread. Recently, Praziquantel has been reported to show low cure rates in different parts of the word. Since it is the only...

Author(s): Samuel Haile Lemu Golassa and Zeleke Mekonnen

November 2012

Relationship between the presence of kdr and Ace-1 mutations and the infection with Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae s.s. in Benin

Several published reports have been devoted to insecticide resistance inAnopheles gambiae in Africa. However, there are still not enough published reports about the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria transmission. In this study, we proposed to investigate the presence of the circum-sporozoite antigen ofPlasmodium falciparum in A....

Author(s): Razaki Ossè, Virgile Gnanguenon, Michel Sèzonlin, Rock Aïkpon, Gil Padonou, Anges Yadouléton and Martin C. Akogbéto,