The MalariaWorld Journal
Research: Evaluation of cost of treatment of malaria in adults in Benin City, Nigeria: patients’ perspective
Research: Supplementary effect and durability of prototype insecticide-treated eave curtains on indoor resting mosquitoes in Kadibo division, Western Kenya
Research: In vitro sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates to 4-aminoquinolines in Northeast Nigeria
Research: Controlling malaria in pregnancy: how far from the Abuja targets?
Research: Household ownership and use of insecticide-treated bednets among school children in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Research: Larval environment influences vector competence of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Research: Prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections in asymptomatic children in low transmission settings in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Research: Comparison of malaria diagnostic methods in four hospitals in the Volta region of Ghana
Research: ABO/Rhesus blood group systems and malaria prevalence among students of the University of Dschang, Cameroon
A study was carried out on students of the University of Dschang, Cameroon, to examine the relationship between ABO blood group, rhesus factor and prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Blood group and rhesus factor were typed by agglutination using antisera while malaria infection was determined using Rapid Diagnostic Test CareStart malaria HRP2 pf. Out of 620 students 582 were screened for ABO blood group and Rhesus factor, and 276 were tested for P. falciparum infection. Faculty of Science (FS) members and male students were highly represented, with 356 (61.2%) and 303 (52.1%) participants, respectively. Blood group O was most common (48.8%), followed by blood group A (25.8%), B (23.0%) and AB (2.4%). Total percentage of rhesus positive was 92.4%, and its distribution varied across ABO blood groups. Of the 276 students examined for malaria infection, 27 were found positive (9.8%). Except for blood group AB individuals, of which none were infected, malaria infection did not vary among blood groups. Rhesus factor and blood group did not impact on malaria infection in the hypo-endemic highland area of Dschang, Cameroon.