Publications

[malaria in mayotte: past, present and future].	discovered as a form of intermittent fevers in 1852 and confirmed by blin in 1905, malaria has had a large impact on the mortality and the morbidity of the population living in mayotte until 1976. an evolutionary analysis of the disease shows two distinct periods. the first period between 1792 and 1974 concerns the date of introduction of malaria to the island and the limited actions of the fight against malaria led by different organizations. the second period from 1976, when the program was es ...	1995	8784540
[epidemiology and control of malaria in the federal islamic republic of comoros].	malaria constitutes a major public health problem in the federal islamic republic of comoros. this problem is relatively recent from the historical point of view of the archipelago. it represents 15 to 30% of the hospitalization cases and 15 to 20% of the registered deaths in the pediatric services. the epidemiological data collected show that the characteristics of malaria transmission continue for the stable type; however, the epidemiological situation varies from one island to another. the pr ...	1995	8784541
[role of culex quinquefasciatus in the transmission of bancroftian filariasis in the federal islamic republic of comoros (indian ocean)].	in october 1988-january 1989, as a part of a malaria and filariasis control programme in federal islamic republic of comoros an entomological survey was carried out in 19 rural and urban localities of grande comore. anjouan and moheli islands. the potential breeding places were examined and pyrethrum spray catches were made to evaluate the indoor resting densities of mosquitos. a total of 14.578 adult mosquitos potential vectors of filariasis was collected: 94.5% culex quinquefasciatus, 3.5% ano ...	1994	9235195
[molecular characterization of mosquitoes of the anopheles gambiae complex from mayotte and great comoro].	the mosquitoes of the anopheles gambiae complex have been characterised at specific and sub-specific levels in two islands of the comoros archipelago: the island of mayotte (french departmental collectivity) and the island of grande comore (comoros union). results are similar in the two islands and are presented together. the species an. gambiae s.s. was observed alone (determination performed on 149 specimens by pcr product of igs of rdna). the molecular form observed alone was s, and correspon ...	2003	14535168
population structure of the malaria vector anopheles funestus (diptera: culicidae) in madagascar and comoros.	microsatellites were used as markers for a study of the population structure of anopheles funestus on madagascar and comoros. mosquitoes were collected in four different localities on madagascar and one on comoros. there was a significant genetic differentiation between all samples from madagascar and that from comoros (p<0.05). with respect to the madagascar mosquito samples, it was found that there were no significant genetic differences between samples that were collected at the east coast, a ...	2006	16464433
[epidemiology and prevention of malaria in the southwestern islands of the indian ocean].	malaria epidemiology differs greatly in the geographically close islands of the southwestern indian ocean. in madagascar and the comoros union malaria is still a major public health problem. in mayotte indigenous transmission resumed in 1995 and is currently high in some communities. in the mascarene islands (reunion and mauritius), indigenous transmission has been eradicated (reunion) or become rare (mauritius). the seychelles islands are malaria-free since local conditions are unfavorable for ...	2006	16924826
[malaria in mayotte: epidemiology, diagnostic, prevention and treatment].	mayotte is a little french island, located in the indian ocean, between madagascar and mozambic. officially there is a population of 150000 inhabitants, but in fact, there are probably about 200000 people, largely due to numerous illegal immigrants, especially coming from anjouan the nearest comorian island. there is only one hospital, with 252 beds. the malaria incidence reaches about 3000 cases per year; and treatments until august 2001 were generally haphazard. this is changing with the use o ...	2004	17304748
entomologic investigations of a chikungunya virus epidemic in the union of the comoros, 2005.	from january to april 2005, an epidemic of chikungunya virus (chikv) illness occurred in the union of comoros. entomological studies were undertaken during the peak of the outbreak, from march 11 to march 31, aimed at identifying the primary vector(s) involved in transmission so that appropriate public health measures could be implemented. adult mosquitoes were collected by backpack aspiration and human landing collection in homes and neighborhoods of clinically ill patients. water-holding conta ...	2008	18187788