Table 3.
Origin, travel history, and malaria positivity among febrile patients consulting at Kobeni health centre in Hodh Elgharbi region, south-eastern Mauritania, during 2015–2017
| Number (%) of patientsa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Febrile | PCR-positive | |
| Origin | n = 2281 | n = 1361 |
| From Kobeni commune | 1535 (67.3) | 899 (66.1) |
| From outside Kobeni | 746 (32.7) | 462 (33.9) |
| Travel history | n = 102 | n = 53 |
| External travelb | 31 (30.4) | 18 (34.0) |
| Internal travelc | 71 (69.6) | 35 (66.0) |
| No travel history outside Kobeni department (commune of residence) | n = 2179 | n = 1308 |
| Kobeni city | 1464 (67.3)d | 864 (59.0)e |
| Gougui Zemmal | 168 (7.7)d | 102 (60.7)e |
| El Hassi | 245 (11.2)d | 150 (61.2)e |
| Medbougou | 221 (10.1)d | 147 (66.5)e |
| Leghlig | 29 (1.3)d | 13 (44.8)e |
| El Voulaniya | 46 (2.1)d | 29 (63.0)e |
| Timizine | 6 (0.3)d | 3 (50.0)e |
aPCR was performed in 2281 febrile patients
bFrom Côte d’Ivoire, Republic of Congo, Mali, or Senegal (3/18 of PCR-confirmed malaria patients were Malians arriving from Mali)
cinternal travel refers to patients who had travelled to malaria endemic zones in southern Mauritania or to the northern zone where P. vivax is known to be endemic (Nouakchott and Atar)
dPercentages of febrile cases without any travel history in each commune (denominator, 2179)
eMalaria infection rate in each commune, defined as the number of PCR-positive malaria cases among febrile cases in each commune