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Ethnozoological and commercial drivers of the pangolin trade in Benin

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021
Background Pangolins are trafficked in unsustainable volumes to feed both local and global trade networks for their meat and the medicinal properties of their derivatives, including scales.
S. Zanvo, Sylvestre C. A. M. Djagoun, F. Azihou, B. Djossa, B. Sinsin, P. Gaubert   +5 more
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Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes in Cotonou, Southern Benin

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is becoming an epidemic with significant disability and premature death in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Benin. However, little is known about the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) necessary for diabetic ...
Halimatou Alaofè, W. Hounkpatin, F. Djrolo, J. Ehiri, Cecilia Rosales   +4 more
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Characterization of resistance profile (intensity and mechanisms) of Anopheles gambiae in three communes of northern Benin, West Africa

Malaria Journal, 2021
The selection and the spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors to the main classes of insecticides used in vector control tools are a major and ongoing challenge to malaria vector control programmes. This study aimed to determine the intensity
C. Kpanou, H. Sagbohan, Fortuné Dagnon, G. G. Padonou, R. Ossè, A. Salako, Aboubakar Sidick, Wilfried Sewadé, A. Sominahouin, Patrick Condo, S. Ahmed, D. Impoinvil, M. Akogbéto   +12 more
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Limited Specificity of Serologic Tests for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Detection, Benin

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
We used commercially available ELISAs to test 68 samples from coronavirus disease cases and prepandemic controls from Benin. We noted
A. Yadouleton, Anna-Lena Sander, A. Moreira-Soto, Carine Tchibozo, Gildas Hounkanrin, Yvette Badou, Carlo Fischer, Nina Krause, Petas Akogbeto, Edmilson F. de Oliveira Filho, A. Dossou, Sebastian Brünink, M. Aïssi, M. Djingarey, B. Hounkpatin, M. Nagel, J. Drexler   +16 more
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Impact of Participation in Contract Farming on Smallholder Farmers’ Income and Food Security in Rural Benin: PSM and LATE Parameter Combined

Sustainability, 2020
Investigated in this work is the impact of contract farming participation on smallholder farmers’ income and food security in rice crop production in Northern Benin using 400 randomly selected rice farmer households. Unlike previous studies, we corrected
Odountan Ambaliou Olounlade, Gu-Cheng Li, Sènakpon E. Haroll Kokoye, François Vihôd e Dossouhoui, Kuassi Auxence Aristide Akpa, Dessalegn Anshiso, G. Biaou   +6 more
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Informality, Trade Policies And Smuggling In West Africa [PDF]

, 2015
In West Africa, recorded intra-regional trade is small but informal cross-border trade (ICBT) is pervasive, despite regional integration schemes intended to promote official trade.
Benjamin, N., Golub, Stephen S., Mbaye, A. A.   +2 more
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Benin

IMF Staff Country Reports, 2020
Program implementation continues to be strong, with all end-December 2019 quantitative performance criteria (QPCs) and the structural benchmarks (SB) under review being met. Economic activity is expected to decelerate sharply in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Intensity and mechanisms of deltamethrin and permethrin resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l. populations in southern Benin

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Insecticide resistance is threatening the effectiveness of efforts to control malaria vectors in Benin. This study explores the levels and mechanisms of insecticide resistance in An. gambiae s.l. to pyrethroids.
H. Sagbohan, C. Kpanou, R. Ossè, Fortuné Dagnon, G. G. Padonou, A. Sominahouin, A. Salako, Aboubakar Sidick, Wilfried Sewadé, B. Akinro, S. Ahmed, D. Impoinvil, C. Agbangla, M. Akogbeto   +13 more
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HIV self-testing implementation, distribution and use among female sex workers in Cotonou, Benin: a qualitative evaluation of acceptability and feasibility

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background In Benin, the burden of HIV is disproportionately high among female sex workers (FSWs). HIV testing and knowledge of status are starting points for HIV treatment and prevention interventions. Despite the importance given to testing services in
Marianne Boisvert Moreau, F. Kintin, Septime Atchekpe, Georges Batona, L. Béhanzin, F. Guédou, M. Gagnon, M. Alary   +7 more
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Mutations Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, Benin, Early 2021

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Intense transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Africa might promote emergence of variants. We describe 10 SARS-CoV-2 lineages in Benin during early 2021 that harbored mutations associated with variants of concern.
Anna-Lena Sander, A. Yadouleton, Edmilson F. de Oliveira Filho, Carine Tchibozo, Gildas Hounkanrin, Yvette Badou, Praise Adewumi, K. K. René, Dossou Ange, Salifou Sourakatou, Eclou Sedjro, M. Aïssi, Hinson Fidelia, M. Djingarey, M. Nagel, Wendy K. Jo, A. Moreira-Soto, C. Drosten, O. Landt, V. Corman, B. Hounkpatin, J. Drexler   +21 more
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