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Lymphedema in three previously Wuchereria bancrofti-endemic health districts in Mali after cessation of mass drug administration

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Lymphedema is a public health problem in countries with lymphatic filariasis (LF) including Mali. We studied the epidemiology and clinical presentation of lymphedema in three previously LF-endemic health districts of Mali after at least five ...
Housseini Dolo, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Fatoumata Nene Konipo, Siaka Yamoussa Coulibaly, Salif Seriba Doumbia, Moussa Brema Sangare, Lamine Soumaoro, Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly, Abdallah Amadou Diallo, Yaye Diarra, Modibo Sangare, Seydou Doumbia, Robert Colebunders, Thomas B. Nutman   +13 more
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Knowledge/perception and attitude/practices of populations of two first-line communities of the Centre Region of Cameroon regarding onchocerciasis and black fly nuisance and bio-ecology

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Despite high black fly densities in persisting onchocerciasis foci in Cameroon, no vector control has ever been carried out to complement Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI). As a prelude to community-based vector control, this
André Domche, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Linda Djune Yemeli, Cédric Lenou Nanga, Michel Boussinesq, Flobert Njiokou, Sébastien Pion, Joseph Kamgno   +7 more
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Leishmaniasis in Cameroon: what is known and is done so far? A protocol for systematic review

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction The first visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis cases were reported in Cameroon since more than six decades. However, interest in the disease has decreased over time and data on its epidemiology across the country are scanty.
Linda Djune Yemeli, André Domche, Hugues C Nana Djeunga, Cédric G Lenou Nanga, Earnest Njih Tabah   +4 more
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Prevalence and intensity of Loa loa infection over twenty-three years in three communities of the Mbalmayo health district (Central Cameroon)

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Loiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease due to Loa loa and transmitted to humans by tabanids of the genus Chrysops. Loiasis has been historically considered as the second or third most common reason for medical consultation after malaria ...
Aude E. Mogoung-Wafo, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, André Domche, Floribert Fossuo-Thotchum, Jean Bopda, Steve Mbickmen-Tchana, Honoré Djomo-Kamga, Joseph Kamgno   +7 more
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Measurement of circulating filarial antigen levels in human blood with a point-of-care test strip and a portable spectrodensitometer [PDF]

, 2016
The Alere Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) is a qualitative, point-of-care diagnostic tool that detects Wuchereria bancrofti circulating filarial antigen (CFA) in human blood, serum, or plasma.
Awaca-Uvon, Naomi-Pitchouna, Boussinesq, Michel, Chesnais, Cédric B, Kunyu-Shako, Billy, Mumba, Dieudonné, Pion, Sébastien D, Vlaminck, Johnny, Weil, Gary J   +7 more
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Support for families of isolated or deceased COVID-19 patients in sub-Saharan Africa

Health Psychology Open, 2020
Aside the direct effect of the COVID-19 on infected patients, this infectious disease outbreak has various psychological consequences. These mental health repercussions pertain to the general population of uninfected individuals, and particularly ...
Francky Teddy Endomba, Guy Sadeu Wafeu, Arnauld Efon-Ekangouo, Linda Djune-Yemeli, Cyrille Donfo-Azafack, Hugues C Nana-Djeunga, Joseph Kamgno   +6 more
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Challenges in mass drug administration for treating lymphatic filariasis in Papua, Indonesia. [PDF]

, 2010
: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis relies on mass drug administration (MDA) of two drugs annually for 4 to 6 years.
Bhullar, Navneet, Maikere, Jacob
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Change in Composition of the Anopheles Gambiae Complex and its Possible Implications for the Transmission of Malaria and Lymphatic Filariasis in North-Eastern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
A dramatic decline in the incidence of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum infection in coastal East Africa has recently been reported to be paralleled (or even preceded) by an equally dramatic decline in malaria vector density, despite absence of ...
A Mahande, AE Mnzava, AEP Mnzava, AJ van Rensburg, BA Southgate, BP Mmbando, C Garrett-Jones, C Garrett-Jones, CA Johansen, CJ Shiff, CM Mbogo, CM Mutero, CNM Mbogo, Dan W Meyrowitsch, DW Meyrowitsch, EA Temu, Erling M Pedersen, ESP Kigadye, FH Collins, FM Bushrod, FM Bushrod, FW Mosha, G Davidson, G Snounou, GB White, GB White, GB White, H Bugoro, I Tirados, JA Scott, JD Lines, JE McMahon, KA Lindblade, Kenneth M Hosea, LL Koekemoer, M Coluzzi, Michael Alifrangis, MN Bayoh, MT Gillies, MT Gillies, Paul E Simonsen, PE Simonsen, RH Hunt, RT Rwegoshora, SA Williams, SM Magesa, Stephen M Magesa, T Jaenisch, TL Russell, V D’Acremont, World Health Organization, WP O’Meara, Yahya A Derua   +52 more
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Community-based door to door census of suspected people living with epilepsy: empowering community drug distributors to improve the provision of care to rural communities in Cameroon

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Epilepsy is a severe neurological disorder with huge psychological, social, and economic consequences, including premature deaths and loss of productivity. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the highest burden of epilepsy.
Joseph Kamgno, Jules B. Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Lynda Esso, Honorat G. Zouré, Charles D. Mackenzie, Michel Boussinesq   +6 more
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Bacteriome Diversity of Blackflies’ Gut and Association with Onchocerca volvulus, the Causative Agent of Onchocerciasis in Mbam Valley (Center Region, Cameroon)

Pathogens, 2021
Vector control using larvicides is the main alternative strategy to address limits of preventive chemotherapy using ivermectin for the control of onchocerciasis.
Arnauld Efon Ekangouo, Hugues C. Nana Djeunga, Guilhem Sempere, Joseph Kamgno, Flobert Njiokou, Paul Moundipa Fewou, Anne Geiger   +6 more
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