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Prevalence of SARS‐CoV2 in Communities Surrounding Bwindi–Mgahinga Mountain Gorilla Conservation Area, Uganda

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.
COVID‐19 threatens endangered mountain gorilla populations due to close human contact. A cross‐sectional study (n = 576) in communities around Bwindi–Mgahinga Conservation Area found 8.0% prevalence of SARS‐CoV2. Frequent handwashing was a predictor for reduced prevalence of SARS‐CoV2. Strengthening prevention measures is critical to limit transmission
Joseph M. Kungu, Joan Neumbe, Dan Brian Kiganira, Patience Tino, Josephine Namayanja, Ronald Kassuja, Annet Nankya, John B. Nizeyi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Persistent Immune Thrombocytopenia as a Post‐Acute Sequelae of COVID‐19: A Case Report

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a recognized hematologic complication associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), but its persistence years after acute infection remains uncommon. We present a case of a 52‐year‐old male who was diagnosed with COVID‐19 in June 2020. Following recovery from the acute illness, he had persistent fatigue,
Riazullah, Hakim Ullah Wazir, Aafeen Mujeeb, Hamid Ahmad, Hameed Ur Rehman, Inibehe Ime Okon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Sustainability of Soybean Production in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Cases of Production Systems in the South‐Kivu and Kasaï‐Lomami Provinces

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.
Small versus large scale soybean production systems' footprints. ABSTRACT Soybean is increasingly grown in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), produced mainly in small‐scale systems and supplied locally for human consumption. Prospects of large‐scale expansion and intensification, with potential environmental drawbacks, loom and call for a ...
Réussite Bugale Malembaka, Stephan Pfister, Braida Thom, Kokou Kintche, Johanna Jacobi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Digitalisation and Corruption on Human Development in Sub‐Sahara Africa: Are There Regional Differences?

South African Journal of Economics, Volume 94, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT The study explores the effect of digitalisation on corruption and on human development in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) and its subregions. The fixed effects and Hausman–Taylor techniques and data for 33 SSA countries are used. We find that digitalisation has a nonlinear effect on corruption and on human development.
Abdul Ganiyu Iddrisu, Ibrahim Osman Adam
wiley   +1 more source

Disparities in Working Conditions Among Maternal and Neonatal Health Personnel in a Crisis Context: The Case of the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]

Int J Womens Health
Mwene-Batu P, Mulume AB, Lembebu JCZ, Mary M, Ngaboyeka GA, Lurhangire EO, Bigirinama R, Chimanuka Murhima'alika C, Chiribagula CZ, Bisimwa Balaluka G, Tappis H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘We Have to Think Out of the Box They Put Us in’: A Collective Narrative Study of Refugee and Asylum Seeker Subjectivities in South Africa

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 6, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Forced displacement is often framed through dehumanising and pathologising narratives that portray refugees as passive victims or perceived threats, obscuring their agency and lived complexity. This qualitative research–intervention explores the everyday experiences of refugees and asylum seekers living in South Africa through a collective ...
Chiara Fiscone, Guido Veronese, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Re-Emergence of Bundibugyo Ebolavirus in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo: Epidemiological Drivers, Response Strategies, and Implications for Global Health Security. [PDF]

Infect Drug Resist
Olwit G, Ombongi IB, Ataryeba H, Nantongo A, Shamim B.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of Technological Innovation, Environmental Policy, and Policy Inclusion on Renewable Energy Adoption in Sub‐Sahara Africa

Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 68, Issue 6, Page 875-903, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) using the Lewbel 2SLS approach, panel quantile regression and Driscoll and Kraay estimator. It focuses on a panel dataset covering 41 countries from 1998 to 2020.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

Why is there still no licensed vaccine for Bundibugyo ebolavirus? Lessons from the 2026 outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. [PDF]

New Microbes New Infect
Abdi AM, Omar AM, Khalif IA, Adan AM, Bashir SG.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Political U: New Evidence on the Economic Costs of Hybrid Regimes

Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 747-769, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent research establishes a positive causal effect from democracy to income, although this evidence relies mostly on binary regime classifications. We extend the identification framework of Acemoglu et al. (2019) to a classification that distinguishes democracies, autocracies, and hybrid regimes for about 170 countries over 1960–2024.
Nauro F. Campos, Fabrizio Coricelli, Marco Frigerio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source