Geographic distribution and map Chikungunya fever has an epidemiological pattern with both sporadic cases and epidemics in west Africa, from Senegal to Cameroun, and in many other African countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Angola, Uganda, Guinea, Malawi, Central African Republic, Burundi, and South Africa). Moreover, many epidemics occurred in Asia (Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, […]
Introduction Malaria remains the most important parasitic disease in the world, causing approximately 250 million infections annually and one million deaths, mostly in African children. International travelers are at risk of developing malaria when visiting endemic regions, and account for an estimated 30,000 cases of malaria annually (World Health Organization, 2011). The parasite is transmitted […]