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An updated checklist of Culicoides Latreille, 1809 biting midges from the highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Une liste mise à jour des moucherons piqueurs de Culicoides Latreille, 1809 des hautes terres de l'est de la République démocratique du Congo

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are home to critically endangered eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei). Climate change could increase the abundance and distribution of Culicoides‐borne diseases. We utilized morphological and molecular techniques to identify Culicoides spp.
Alisa Kubala, Kristin Warren, Rudolf Meiswinkel, Michael Cranfield, Ian Robertson, Lian Yeap, Rebecca Vaughan‐Higgins, Radar Nishuli, Eddy Kambale Syaluha, Jean‐Paul Kabemba Lukusa, Martin Kabuyaya Balyananzi, Yvonne‐Marie Linton   +11 more
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Measuring the Impact of Armed Conflict on Population Health: A Guide for Researchers

Population and Development Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The humanitarian impact of armed conflict remains a significant international issue, with an estimated 2 billion people residing in fragile or conflict‐affected settings. Despite increasing attention and study of armed conflict and its impact on human populations, few studies have evaluated the methods necessary to assess such relationships ...
Maya Luetke, Signe Svallfors, Elizabeth Heger Boyle   +2 more
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Report of the Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

, 2009
From the 21st of September to the 1st of October, 2008, the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) in conjunction with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), Global Fund for Women and women's right's activists from Guinea, Swaziland ...

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TEAM‐UP: Mixed‐Methods Data for Understanding Traditional and Modern Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Four Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract This Data Article describes a novel dataset from the “Re‐Examining Traditional Method Use” (TEAM‐UP) project, which systematically collected data on the measurement of and motivations for use of non‐modern (traditional and folkloric) contraceptive methods and/or modern methods, in four sub‐Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Jamaica Corker, Nyovani Janet Madise, Ernestina Coast, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Themba Mzembe, Jacques B.O Emina, Elizabeth Omoluabi, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +13 more
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EU Policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Try and Fail? [PDF]

, 2016
This paper argues that even though EU policies in the DRC integrated different components of human security – namely human rights protection, the restoration of law and order, and effective multilateralism – in practice these policies have
Arnould, Valerie, Vlassenroot, Koen
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The Epidemiology of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Current Knowledge and Gaps to be Filled

American Journal of Hematology, Volume 101, Issue S1, Page 5-16, April 2026.
What are the available data on incidence & prevalence prognosis risk factors of severity of sickle cell disease in sub‐Saharan Africa? ABSTRACT Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is highly prevalent in sub‐Saharan Africa. Epidemiological data remain sparse, but regional screening and research initiatives are expanding.
Brigitte Ranque, Leon Tshilolo, Thomas N. Williams   +2 more
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Environmental and Behavioral Factors Associated with Childhood Diarrhea in the Rural Health Zone of Maluku I, Kinshasa, DR Congo

Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science
Background: Diarrhea accounts for nearly one in five child deaths, with approximately 1.5 million annual fatalities, mainly in peri-urban and rural settings with poor living conditions.
Bismarck Wembolua, Ngweme Ngakiama Beni Georgette, James Bantapi Bilumbu, Mupila Lotus Vainqueur, Kitani Badila Christine, Kambale Makombani Corneille   +5 more
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Répercussions psychosociales de la drépanocytose sur les parents d'enfants vivant à Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo: une étude qualitative

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: l'insuffisance des moyens de base pour le dépistage et la prise en charge de la socioculturel Africain. D'où la nécessité de réaliser un travail de mise en sens du vécu et des émotions en vue d'information et de soutien psychologique des ...
Evariste Luboya, Jean-Christophe Bukasa Tshilonda, Mathilde Bothale Ekila, Michel Ntetani Aloni   +3 more
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Occurrence of organic micropollutants and human health risk assessment based on consumption of Amaranthus viridis, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Science of the Total Environment, 2020
The contamination of water resource and food chain by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) constitutes a major environmental and human health concern worldwide.
Georgette N. Ngweme, D. M. M. Al Salah, Amandine Laffite, P. Sivalingam, D. Grandjean, J. Konde, C. Mulaji, F. Breider, J. Poté   +8 more
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Valorizing Underutilized Cereals and Legumes: Optimizing Functional Properties of Composite Flour and Nutritional Composition of Extruded Puffed Snack From Fonio and Winged Bean Flour Blends

Legume Science, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigated quality attributes of fonio and winged bean composite flour and its extruded puffed snacks (EPSs). A simplex lattice mixture design was employed to obtain nine flour combinations. The functional properties of the composite flour were determined and thereafter it was processed into EPS using a twin‐screw extruder ...
Temitope Babatunde, Adekola Adegoke, Celestina Omohimi, Olajide Sobukola, Oluseye Onabanjo, Abdul‐Rasaq Adebowale   +5 more
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