Major variations in malaria exposure of travellers in rural areas: an entomological cohort study in western Côte d'Ivoire.

Eve Orlandi-Pradines (1) , Christophe Rogier (2) , Bernard Koffi (3) , Fanny Jarjaval (1) , Melissa Bell (1) , Vanessa Machault (1) , Christophe Pons (4) , Romain Girod (5) , Jean-Paul Boutin (6) , Frédéric Pagès (1)

1 IMTSSA - Unité d'Entomologie Médicale
2 IMTSSA - Unité de Recherche en Biologie et Epidémiologie Parasitaires - Unité mixte de Recherche 6236
3 CEMV Université de Bouaké
4 Service de santé
5 Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
6 IMTSSA - Département d'épidémiologie et de santé publique sud

The level of malaria transmission and malaria risk varies widely (varying by a factor of eleven) between groups of travellers travelling in the same region and at the same time. Physicians involved in travel medicine or supporting expatriated populations or refugees should consider this heterogeneity and emphasize the importance of combining appropriate measures, such as chemoprophylaxis and protective measures against mosquitoes.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Animal biology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Eve Orlandi-Pradines, Christophe Rogier, Bernard Koffi, Fanny Jarjaval, Melissa Bell, et al.. Major variations in malaria exposure of travellers in rural areas: an entomological cohort study in western Côte d'Ivoire.. Malaria Journal, 2009, 8, pp.171. ⟨10.1186/1475-2875-8-171⟩. ⟨pasteur-00583513⟩