Karankasso is a village in southwestern Burkina Faso along a main road 45 kilometres away from Bobo-Dioulasso.

Reports on malaria in young children have been carried out in Karankasso showing a large difference in infection rates between wet and dry seasons.

Karankasso's population does not have access to electricity, phone lines or education, so many people use radios instead.

Karankasso's people mainly use bicycles or bush-taxis for transportation.

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