2022
The Strategy of Paratransgenesis for the Control of Malaria Transmission
Fofana A, Yerbanga R, Bilgo E, Ouedraogo G, Gendrin M, Ouedraogo J. The Strategy of Paratransgenesis for the Control of Malaria Transmission. Frontiers In Tropical Diseases 2022, 3: 867104. DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2022.867104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalaria parasitesGenetic engineering strategiesParatransgenesis approachWHO African RegionInsect-borne diseasesInsect hostsVector control measuresSpread of resistanceInsect vectorsImportant burdenGlobal deathsMalaria transmissionPlasmodium transmissionMalariaMicrobial strainsParatransgenesisSubtropical countriesEngineering strategiesDiseaseDeathParasitesControl measuresNovel strategyMosquitoesDifferent stepsEvaluation of the Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M malaria transmission-blocking candidate vaccine in endemic settings
Mulamba C, Williams C, Kreppel K, Ouedraogo J, Olotu A. Evaluation of the Pfs25-IMX313/Matrix-M malaria transmission-blocking candidate vaccine in endemic settings. Malaria Journal 2022, 21: 159. PMID: 35655174, PMCID: PMC9161629, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-022-04173-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndemic settingsMalaria transmission-blocking vaccineHuman vaccine trialsTransmission-blocking vaccinesPublic health importanceMosquito vectorsMiddle-income settingsAnti-malarial drugsImmunological mechanismsCandidate vaccinesVaccine trialsHealthy individualsIncome settingsTransmission blockingHealth importanceMalaria controlMalaria parasitesVaccineLocal interventionsDrugsInterventionSettingSexual stagesPfs25Disease
2020
Different distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission
Pigeault R, Isaïa J, Yerbanga R, Dabiré K, Ouédraogo J, Cohuet A, Lefèvre T, Christe P. Different distribution of malaria parasite in left and right extremities of vertebrate hosts translates into differences in parasite transmission. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 10183. PMID: 32576924, PMCID: PMC7311528, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67180-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGametocyte densityMosquito infection ratesBlood samplesInfection rateNew malaria control strategiesMajor global causeMalaria control strategiesLow parasite burdenGametocyte burdenGametocyte carriersParasite transmissionPlasmodium infectionMosquito transmission potentialRight extremitiesTransmissible stagesParasite burdenMosquito transmissionMalaria parasitesPlasmodium sppGlobal causeTransmission potentialGametocytesVector-borne diseasesDiseaseExtremities
2015
Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria
Gendrin M, Rodgers F, Yerbanga R, Ouédraogo J, Basáñez M, Cohuet A, Christophides G. Antibiotics in ingested human blood affect the mosquito microbiota and capacity to transmit malaria. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 5921. PMID: 25562286, PMCID: PMC4338536, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass drug administration programsHigh antibiotic usageDrug administration programsBlood of childrenAnopheles gambiae mosquitoesMalaria infectionAntibiotic exposureMosquito bitesHigh riskAntibiotic usageMalaria reductionGut microbiotaMalaria transmissionCommunicable diseasesPlasmodium falciparumBloodIngested bloodGambiae mosquitoesAntibioticsHuman bloodDisease transmissionDiseaseMosquito survivalMosquito microbiotaVectorial capacity
2013
Endémie bilharzienne à Schistosoma mansoni à la vallée du Kou : caractérisation du système de transmission et impact socioéconomique
Kpoda N, Sorgho H, Poda J, Ouédraogo J, Kabré G. Endémie bilharzienne à Schistosoma mansoni à la vallée du Kou : caractérisation du système de transmission et impact socioéconomique. Comptes Rendus Biologies 2013, 336: 284-288. PMID: 23916204, DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2013.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKato-Katz methodRisk of infectionHuman schistosomiasisRisk of factorsInfectionDiseaseSchistosomiasisSocio-professional categoryBurkina FasoBehavioral changesTransmission patternsHost-parasite interactionsRiskVallée du KouSocioeconomic consequencesPopulationHousehold activitiesActivitySocioeconomic impactStudyYoung people
1991
The role of malaria in febrile diseases in the urban environment of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, West Africa).
Coulibaly C, Guiguemde T, Lamizana L, Ouedraogo J, Dabiret E. The role of malaria in febrile diseases in the urban environment of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, West Africa). Tropical Medicine And International Health 1991, 71: 5-10. PMID: 2043001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research