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Continuous Circulation of Yellow Fever among Rural Populations in the Central African Republic
Viruses, 2022 Yellow fever remains a public-health threat in remote regions of Africa. Here, we report the identification and genetic characterisation of one yellow-fever case observed during the investigation of a cluster of nine suspected haemorrhagic fever cases in
Huguette SIMO TCHETGNA +9 more
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The role of bushmeat in urban household consumption: Insights from Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic [PDF]
, 2017 In the Congo Forest Basin, hunting provides a major source of protein for rural household consumption. In the context of increasing urbanisation, an understanding of bushmeat consumption in urban settings is needed to both address food security issues ...
Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn +2 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009 Background: Because of the previous high prevalence of resistance to usual antibiotics among uropathogens in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), a survey focused on Enterobacteriaceae, the most prevalent group responsible for urinary tract infections
Raymond Bercion +3 more
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2020 Malaria is a major public health issue in the Central African Republic (CAR) despite massive scale-up of malaria interventions. However, no information is available on the incidence of malaria in febrile illness cases or on the distribution of malaria ...
Romaric Nzoumbou-Boko +5 more
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A non-sense mutation in the putative anti-mutator gene ada/alkA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis isolates suggests convergent evolution [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Previous studies have suggested that variations in DNA repair genes of W-Beijing strains may have led to transient mutator phenotypes which in turn may have contributed to host adaptation of this strain family. Single nucleotide polymorphism (
Nouvel, Laurent-Xavier +4 more
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Free-living amoebae isolated in the Central African Republic: epidemiological and molecular aspects
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 Among the many species of free-living amoebae infecting humans, only Naegleria fowleri, a few species of Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia mandrillaris recently Sappinia diploïdea and Paravahlkampfia Francina are responsible for human diseases especially deadly ...
Alain Farra +4 more
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Burkholderia cepacia meningitis in the Central African Republic
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 Burkholderia cepacia causes frequent infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, with a significant mortality rate. This bacterial species has also been associated with epidemic outbreaks due to contamination of antiseptic solutions and ...
Thierry Frank +7 more
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Sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness in the Central African Republic, 2010–2015
Archives of Public Health, 2017 Background Influenza-like illness (ILI) is an important public health problem worldwide. In the Central African Republic, acute infectious diseases are the commonest reason for consultation. The Institut Pasteur of Bangui set up a surveillance network in
Alexandre Manirakiza +14 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017 Background Febrile jaundice results clinically in generalized yellow coloration of the teguments and mucous membranes due to excess plasma bilirubin, accompanied by fever. Two types are found: conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin jaundice. Jaundice is a
Christelle Luce Bobossi Gadia +5 more
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Optimization of the arginase activity assay micromethod for macrophages and sera
BMC Research Notes, 2023 Objective We optimized the spectrophotometric micromethod for the determination of arginase activity based on the Corraliza et al. modification of Schimke’s method.
Romaric Nzoumbou-Boko +6 more
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