Results 21 to 30 of about 183,458 (165)

Investigation of chronic limb ulcers in Northern Cameroon: a socio-anthropological and clinical perspective

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background In September 2023, fifty cases of chronic limb ulcers of unknown origin were reported in six Health Districts (HDs) in Northern Cameroon. This disease, locally called “Ladde”, was described as of mystical origin, transmitted by insect bites ...
Theodore Alex Tonye, Armelle Viviane Ngomba, Linda Esso, Chanceline Bilounga, Nadia Mandeng, Ingrid Kenko, Patricia Mendjime, Telesphore Guiswe, Loic Kongne Choupo, Sebastien Douka, Armand Zra, Hoche BlackBoye, Grâce Anita Nkoro, Hamza Gaya, Etienne Guenou, Donald Adegono, Leonel Keptchuime, Hermann Landry Munshili Njifon, Chevalier Nyat, Ronald Perraut, Zakari Yaou Alhadji, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Roles and Challenges of Community Health Workers in Epidemiological Surveillance: A Qualitative Study in Cameroon

Health Research in Africa
Introduction. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are key community and health system liasons. Their closeness and acceptance by their community give them an important role to play concerning early detection in community-based surveillance (CBS). To sort out
Chanceline Bilounga Ndongo, Linda Esso, Daniele Sandra Yopa, Armelle Viviane Ngomba, Nestor Atangana Onana, Boris Kompguep, Loïc Tchoupo, Gbétogo Maxime Kiki, André Arsène Bita Fouda, Jules Leon Owona Manga, Georges Nguefack-Tsaque, Georges Alain Etoundi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performing the Pandemics

Dance Articulated, 2021
Stemming from one creative experience that emerged in London during the lockdown period of early 2020, called the “Emergency Festival”, this article is a result of observations based on practice, centred around the festival that a group of multicultural,
Jorge Poveda Yánez, María José Bejarano Salazar, Naiara Müssnich Rotta Gomes de Assunção, Subhashini Goda Venkataramani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating COVID-19 impact, vaccination, birth registration, and underreporting in a predominantly indigenous population in Chiapas, Mexico

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background  Indigenous populations globally face significant health disparities compared to non-Indigenous groups, primarily due to marginalization and limited access to healthcare.
Elienai Joaquin-Damas, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Benjamin M. Schnneider, Beatriz E. Sánchez-Hernández, Amanda Patishtán-López, Amanda Bleichrodt, Gerardo Chowell   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends of cholera epidemics and associated mortality factors in Cameroon: 2018–2023: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Background Cameroon has faced frequent and severe cholera outbreaks since 1971, with case-fatality rates (CFRs) ranging from 12% in 1991, to 5.3% in 2014, all higher than the less than 1% cholera CFR target set by WHO. However, not many studies providing
Akenji Blaise Mboringong, Sen Claudine Henriette Ngomtcho, Roland Ndip Ndip, Esso Endalle Linda, Dibog Luc Bertand, Mendjime Patricia, Belinga Sandrine, Balana Flore Essiene, Theodore Ntamack, Etoundi Georges Alain Mballa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Pandemics Sentiment on the Global Art Market

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
This paper investigates the effects of pandemics sentiment (the World Pandemics Discussion Index) on the returns of the global art market from 1998Q1 to 2021Q2 at the global level.
Wei Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability elements of companies that are affected by pandemics

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2023
Orientation: The havoc created by COVID-19 reaffirmed the pervasive effects of pandemics on companies’ sustainability, which has become an increasingly important consideration for stakeholders.
Anneke M. Moolman, Jaco P. Fouché, Verona Leendertz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the secondary outcomes of international travel measures during the covid-19 pandemic: a scoping review of social impact evidence

Globalization and Health
Background Assessment of the effective use of international travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on public health goals, namely limiting virus introduction and onward transmission.
Kelley Lee, Salta Zhumatova, Catherine Z. Worsnop, Ying Liu Bazak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pandemics Throughout History

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
The emergence and spread of infectious diseases with pandemic potential occurred regularly throughout history. Major pandemics and epidemics such as plague, cholera, flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East ...
Jocelyne Piret, Guy Boivin
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the mpox surveillance system in Cameroon from 2018 to 2022: a laboratory cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Formal assessment of a surveillance system’s features and its ability to achieve objectives is crucial for disease control and prevention. Since the implementation of the mpox surveillance system in Cameroon, no evaluation has been conducted ...
Delia Delia Djuicy, Chanceline Ndongo Bilounga, Linda Esso, Moctar Mohamed Moulioum Mouiche, Martial Gides Wansi Yonga, Gael Dieudonné Essima, Inès Manda Emah Nguidjol, Pricilla Josephine Ambany Anya, Elisabeth Betsi Noma Dibongue, Alain Georges Mballa Etoundi, Sara Irène Eyangoh, Mirdad Kazanji, Richard Njouom   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source