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Open Access 01-12-2013 | Commentary
Fulani show decreased susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum infection versus Mossi: data from a community-wide screening and treatment of asymptomatic carriers in Burkina Faso
Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2013
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Background
The Fulani ethnic group is known to have a lower susceptibility to Plasmodium falciparum infection than the Mossi.
Methods
This commentary describes data from a recent cluster-randomized trial of community-wide screening and treatment of asymptomatic carriers of P. falciparum in 18 villages in Saponé, Burkina Faso.
Results
The Fulani groups had a lower proportion of asymptomatic carriers at any occasion, a lower density of asexual forms and gametocytes of P. falciparum at baseline, and, in children under five years of age, lower rates of symptomatic malaria episodes per person-year than the Mossi.
Discussion and conclusion
These data confirm previously reported differences in P. falciparum susceptibility between Fulani and Mossi.