Abstract:Background: Malaria remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in many endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. in BaAka Pygmies with clinical symptoms of malaria, inhabitants of the rural Dzanga Sangha region in Central African Republic. Additionally, the research aimed to define the percentage distribution of infections caused by other than P. falciparum species in order to assess the need for diversification of malaria treatment pr… Show more
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