Malaria Infection and Gametocyte Carriage Rates in Preparation for Transmission Blocking Vaccine Trials in Bancoumana, Mali

Mahamadoun Hamady Assadou Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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Issaka Sagara Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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Sara A. Healy Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland

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Merepen Agnes Guindo Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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Mamady Kone Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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Sintry Sanogo Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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M’Bouye Doucoure Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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Sekouba Keita Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

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Ruth D. Ellis Biologics Consulting Group Inc., Alexandria, Virginia

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Yimin Wu PATH-Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, District of Columbia

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The epidemiological characterization of transmission reservoirs is a critical step in preparation for interventional trials for malaria elimination/eradication. Using cluster sampling and households/compounds as units of sampling, we recruited and followed monthly, from June 2011 to June 2012, 250 volunteers 3 months to 50 years of age in Bancoumana, Mali. In July 2012, only participants 5–35 years of age (N = 121) were reenrolled and followed for an additional year. Malaria infection prevalence was highest in October in both 2011 (21.5%, 50/233) and 2012 (38.2%, 26/68). During both years, malaria infection prevalence was highest in children 5–14 years of age (P = 0.01 and P = 0.02, respectively). The gametocyte carriage prevalence was highest in November 2011 (7.6%, 17/225) and in October 2012 (16.2%, 11/68). Gametocyte carriage rates by age did not significantly differ in 2011 and 2012. In Bancoumana, the asexual and sexual parasite carriage rates are relatively high and highly seasonal. Seasonal variation and age differences in parasite and gametocyte carriage provide essential knowledge for the design of transmission blocking assay and vaccine studies in the field.

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* Address correspondence to Mahamadoun Hamady Assadou, Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Point G, Bamako BP1805, Mali. E-mail: mmaiga@icermali.org

Authors’ addresses: Mahamadoun Hamady Assadou, Issaka Sagara, Merepen Agnes Guindo, Mamady Kone, Sintry Sanogo, M’Bouye Doucoure, Sekouba Keita, and Ogobara K. Doumbo, Malaria Research and Training Center, FMOS-FAPH, Mali-NIAID-ICER, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali, E-mail: mmaiga@icermali.org. Sara A. Healy and Patrick E. Duffy, Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD. Ruth D. Ellis, Biologics Consulting Group Inc., Alexandria, VA. Yimin Wu, PATH-Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, DC. Freda Omaswa, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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