Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

El Kouri K

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• Research Article
  Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Parasitaemia in Exclusively Breastfed Children Aged 0-6 Month in the Ouidah Kpomassè-Tori-Bossito Health Region in Benin
  Author(s): Sissinto-Savi de Tové Y, Ogouyèmi-Hounto A, Alao MJ, Hounkpatin A, Hounsou M, Kintin D, Bankolé P, Adéothy A, Fassinou c, Adomahou D, Adisso L, Nama Medoua G, El Kouri K, Amoussou Guenou K, Massougbodji A and Kindé Gazard DSissinto-Savi de Tové Y, Ogouyèmi-Hounto A, Alao MJ, Hounkpatin A, Hounsou M, Kintin D, Bankolé P, Adéothy A, Fassinou c, Adomahou D, Adisso L, Nama Medoua G, El Kouri K, Amoussou Guenou K, Massougbodji A and Kindé Gazard D
  
  Exclusive breastfeeding would reduce susceptibility to malaria according to several studies. The objective of this study was to assess Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) parasitaemia in children under 6 months exclusively breastfed in southern Benin. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 from February to August. We randomly selected 106 exclusively breastfed children aged from 0 to 6 months in the Ouidah-Kpomassè-Tori-Bossito health region (OKT) in southern Benin. 24 h recall method was used to identify exclusively breastfed children. Plasmodium was detected by a thick drop, blood smear and a real time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR). The children average age was 2.2 months. The sex ratio (M/F) was 1. The prevalence of P. falciparum malaria was 0.9%. One child had fever and positive parasitaemia with gamétocytes confirmed by qPCR at 2.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9597.1000332

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