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An epidemiological overview of the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in African Union member nations

Population Medicine, 2023
Introduction Despite the fragile health systems in Africa, the continent remained less impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear understanding of the distributional patterns across the countries and regions.
Ogbonna C. Nwabuko, Osaro Mgbere
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Partial Sequence Analysis of Commercial Peste des Petits Ruminants Vaccines Produced in Africa

Veterinary Sciences
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), which is the only member of the Morbillivirus caprinae species and belongs to the genus Morbillivirus within the Paramyxoviridae family, causes the highly contagious viral sickness “Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
Boubacar Barry, Yebechaye Tessema, Hassen Gelaw, Cisse Rahamatou Moustapha Boukary, Baziki Jean de Dieu, Melesse Ayelet Gelagay, Ethel Chitsungo, Richard Rayson Sanga, Gbolahanmi Akinola Oladosu, Nick Nwankpa, S. Charles Bodjo   +10 more
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Peste des Petits Ruminants Vaccine: Criteria for Assessing Its Thermotolerance

Viruses
The Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) live attenuated vaccines, the PPR virus (PPRV) Nigeria 75/1 strain (lineage II) and PPRV India Sungry 96 strain (lineage IV), currently used for control and eradication programme are very efficient vaccines as they ...
Charles S. Bodjo, Hassen Belay Gelaw, Zione D. Luhanga, Yebechaye Degefa Tessema, Jean-De-Dieu Baziki, Cisse R. Moustapha Boukary, Gelagay Ayelet Melesse, Ethel Chitsungo, Nick Nwankpa, Simon Kihu, Felix Njeumi, Satya Parida, Adama Diallo   +12 more
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Development and Evaluation of Epitope-Blocking ELISA for Detection of Antibodies against Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Goat Sera

Veterinary Sciences, 2019
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) have been developed for the detection of antibodies against contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), the causative agent of which is Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae (Mccp).
Baziki Jean de Dieu, Bodjo S. Charles, Nick Nwankpa, Ethel Chitsungo, Cisse Rahamatou Moustapha Boukary, Naomi Maina, Takele A. Tefera, Rume Veronica Nwankpa, Nduta Mwangi, Yao Mathurin Koffi   +9 more
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Regionalization of Peacekeeping in Africa: The Case of the African Union

Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2023
This study examines the peacekeeping experience of the African Union (AU), which claims to be the main security provider on the African continent. Based on the case study method, the principle of historicism and a chronological approach, the author ...
Alexandra V. Khudaykulova
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Perspective on the new Africa Food Safety Agency

npj Science of Food
The recently established Africa Food Safety Agency (AfFSA) will be a Specialized Technical Institution of the African Union, tasked with coordinating and harmonizing food safety policies and regulations, while providing for centralized risk assessment ...
Amare Ayalew, Winta Sintayehu, Wezi Chunga-Sambo, Janet Edeme   +3 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Development and Evaluation of Monoclonal Antibodies against CBPP Antigen with the End Goal of Developing an ELISA Kit

Veterinary Medicine International
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an infectious and contagious bacterial respiratory disease that affects cattle with significant economic losses to the African animal industry.
Lorato Ramathudi-Dunbar, Emmanuel Awosanya, Sanne Bodjo Charles, Ethel Chitsungo, Cisse Rahamatou Moustapha Boukary, Nick Nwankpa, Hassen Gelaw, Yebechaye Tessema, Gelagay Melesse A., Richard Rayson Sanga, Adorbley Bright, Jean de Dieu Baziki   +11 more
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An Evaluation of the Thermotolerance of Various Formulations of Freeze-Dried and Reconstituted Peste des Petits Ruminant Vaccines

Veterinary Sciences
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease is widely distributed in Africa. Live attenuated PPR vaccines are produced using approved Nigeria 75/1 and Sungri/96 strains by the World Organisation of Animal Health (WOAH) to control the disease.
Amadou Diallo, Moipone Christina Motsoane, Hassen Belay Gelaw, Jean-De-Dieu Baziki, Cisse R. Moustapha Boukary, Gelagay Ayelet Melesse, Ethel Chitsungo, Meseret Gebresillassie, Yebechaye Degefa Tessema, Babasola O. Olugasa, Olayinka Ishola, Nick Nwankpa, Charles S. Bodjo   +12 more
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The Libyan/Trans-Mediterranean Slave Trade, the African Union, and the Failure of Human Morality

SAGE Open, 2019
In this article, I argue that the recently exposed slave trade in Libya involving Black African migrants seeking opportunities in Europe is not merely a crime against humanity that has been justly condemned by the international community, but is also a ...
Lucas Mafu
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