Study sites (Regions) | Period | Study population | Prevalence of Plasmodium species either mono-infection or co-infection | References |
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Bangolan (NW) | Sept–Nov 2007 | Children/Pregnant women | P. falciparum/P. malariae (72.86%), P. falciparum/P. malariae/P. ovale (11.43%), P. malariae (5.71%), P. vivax (0%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [19] |
Yaoundé (CEN) and eight villages around Yaoundé | – | Children and adults | P. falciparum (98.56%), P. malariae (6.26%), P. ovale (0.02%) and P. vivax (0%)¶ P. falciparum (79.9%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (14.0%), P. falciparum/P. ovale (3.0%), P. falciparum/P. malariae/P. ovale (2.1%), P. ovale (0.9%), P. malariae (0.2%) and P. vivax (0%)¶¶ | [20]§ |
Bolifamba (SW) | Jul 2008–Oct 2009 | Apparently healthy adults | P. falciparum (27.5%), P. vivax (3.3%), P. malariae (1.5%), P. ovale (0%), P. falciparum/P. vivax (1.1%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (1.5%), P. falciparum/P. vivax/P. malariae (0.4%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [21] |
Douala (LIT), Ebolowa (S), Kye-Ossi (S), Yaoundé (CEN), Bertoua (E) | NA | Children and adults | P. falciparum (96%), P. vivax (3%), P. falciparum/P. vivax (1%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [22] |
Nkassomo (CEN), Vian (CEN) | Feb–Mar 2011 | Children and adults | P. falciparum (100%), P. vivax (0%), P. malariae (0%), P. ovale (0%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [23] |
Douala (LIT) | NA | Children and adults | P. falciparum (76.7%), P. vivax (23.3%), P. malariae (0%), P. ovale (0%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [24] |
Maroua (FN), Ngaoundere (ADA), Yaoundé (CEN), Bamenda (NW), Limbe (SW) | May–Nov 2015 | Febrile children | P. falciparum (100%), P. vivax (0%), P. malariae (0%), P. ovale (0%), P. knowlesi (0%) | [25] |
Dschang (W) | NA | Children and adults | P. falciparum (60%), P. vivax (35.8%), P. ovale (0%), P. malariae (1.4%), P. falciparum/P. vivax (2.8%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [26] |
Mvan (CEN), Yaoundé (CEN) | NA | Asymptomatic children (3–14 yrs) | P. falciparum (87.9%), P. vivax (0%), P. malariae (4.8%), P. ovale (0%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (7.2%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [27] |
Mutengene (SW) | Apr–Jun 2013 | Children (6 mos–10 yrs) | P. falciparum (82.17%), P. vivax (0%), P. ovale (5.14%), P. falciparum/P. ovale (4.67%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (7.41%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [28] |
Pitoa (N), Mayo-Oulo (N) | Nov 2014 | Children (6 mos–10 yrs) | P. falciparum (86.6%), P. vivax (0%), P. ovale (0%), P. malariae (8.4%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (5%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [29] |
Dschang (W) | NA | Children and adults& | P. vivax (35.4%) | [30] |
Douala (LIT) | Aug–Sep 2018 | Children and adults | P. ovale curtisi (five samples were PCR P. ovale curtisi positive/RDT negative) | [31]†|
Tibati (ADA) | June–July 2015 | Children and adults | In health centers [P. falciparum (98.8%), P. malariae (0.6%), P. ovale (0.6%), P. vivax (0%), P. knowlesi (NI), Co-infections (0%)]; In community [P. falciparum (76.4%), P. malariae (6.8%), P. ovale (0.2%), P. vivax (0%), P. knowlesi (NI), Co-infections (16.6%)] | [32]‡ |
Tibati (ADA) and Mfou (CEN) | July–August 2019 (Tibati) June–July 2018 (Mfou) | Children and adults | Tibati: P. falciparum (98.0%), P. malariae (0%), P. vivax (0%), P. ovale (1.5%), P. falciparum/P. ovale (0.5%), P. knowlesi (NI) Mfou: P. falciparum (95.8%), P. malariae (1.9%), P. vivax (0%), P. ovale (0%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (2.3%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [33] |
Nkolbisson (CEN) | November 2019–February 2020 | Children | P. falciparum (66.9%), P. malariae (5.5%) and P. ovale (3.1%)# | [34] |
Five villages of the Esse District (CEN) | November–December 2018 | Children and adults | P. falciparum (85.4%), P. malariae (2.1%), P. ovale (1.5%), P. vivax (0%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (8.5%), P. falciparum/P. ovale (1.8%), P. falciparum/P. malariae/P. ovale (0.6%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [35] |
Douala (LT), Buea (SW) | 2003–2005 and 2009–2013 | Children and adults | In Douala: P. falciparum (84.9%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (8.1%), P. falciparum/P. ovale (7%) In Buea: P. falciparum (84.4%), P. malariae (5.2%), P. falciparum/P. malariae (10.4%), P. knowlesi (NI) | [36] |