Table 1.
Characteristics of studied populations during one year follow-up: P. falciparum prevalence, specific IgG immune responders and entomological data of Anopheles exposure.
| Mboula (n = 62) | Gankette Balla (n = 89) | |||||||
| P.P.f1 | Responders2 (%) | An. gambiae3 (BHN) | An. funestus3 (BHN) | P.P.f1 | Responders2 (%) | An. Gambiae3 (BHN) | An. funestus3 (BHN) | |
| June 04 | 5.5 | 49/62 (79.03) | 0.25 | 0 | 4 | 61/89 (68.54) | 0 | 9.83 |
| Sept 04 | 16.1 | 51/62 (82.26) | 3 | 0 | 7.4 | 65/89 (73.03) | 0.17 | 117 |
| Dec 04 | 21.9 | 51/62 (82.26) | 0.08 | 0 | 7 | 67/89 (75.08) | 0.50 | 96.33 |
| March 05 | 22 | 53/62 (85.48) | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 65/89 (73.03) | 0.17 | 18.17 |
| June 05 | 10 | 50/62 (80.65) | ND | ND | 4.7 | 64/89 (71.91) | ND | ND |
1P.P.f: Prevalence of P. falciparum in children (%).
2 Number of responders in anti-schizonte IgG response (%).
3 BHN = number of mosquito bites per human per night.
ND: Not Determined