Results 1 to 10 of about 41,263 (148)

First identification of Molluscum contagiosum poxvirus from human in Senegal [PDF]

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Herein, we report on the first identification of a human case of Molluscum contagiosum virus (MOCV) in Senegal. In 2024, a male child living in Diamniadio, Dakar region, with no history of travel, tested positive for MOCV.
Fatou K. Top, Landry G. Boussiengui, Ndèye C. Sall, Martin Faye   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Pilgrimage to the Grand Magal in Ṭūbā, Senegal

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2022
The Grand Magal in Ṭūbā, in Senegal is the third biggest religious event in the Muslim community after the pilgrimage to the mausoleum of Imam al-Hussayn in Karbala, Iraq and the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Tahar Abbou
doaj   +1 more source

Femmes en migration en Afrique de l’Ouest: un avenir d’émancipation?

Geography Notebooks, 2023
Women in Migration in West Africa: a Future of Emancipation?. This article deals with female cross-border migration in West Africa. It is based on a research project on women migration (2020-2021), coordinated by the Réseau d’Étude des Migrations ...
Emanuela Gamberoni, Papa Demba Fall, Pierre kamdem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Realist evaluation of social and behaviour change interventions: Co-building theory and evidence of impact

African Evaluation Journal, 2022
Background: A complexity-aware approach, realist evaluation is ideal for norms-shifting interventions (NSIs), which are not well-understood but gaining prominence in behaviour change programming in Africa and globally to foster enabling socionormative ...
Susan Igras, Mariam Diakité, Anjalee Kohli, Carley Fogliani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An oral history of medical laboratory development in francophone West African countries

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Background: Underdeveloped and underused medical laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa negatively affect the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of ailments.
Winny Koster, Albert G. Ndione, Mourfou Adama, Ibrehima Guindo, Iyane Sow, Souleymane Diallo, Jean Sakandé, Pascale Ondoa   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Escritura en ELE en el contexto escolar de Senegal: análisis de las creencias de alumnos de nivel inicial [PDF]

marcoELE. Revista de Didáctica Español Lengua Extranjera, 2023
Este estudio pretende analizar las creencias de alumnos senegaleses de nivel inicial sobre la escritura en ELE. Se enmarca en el campo de la investigación biográfico-narrativa para indagar las dificultades relacionadas con el sistema de prácticas de la ...
Diambang, Ousmane, Diop, Papa Mamour
doaj  

Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in Senegal and its impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of child mortality worldwide, occurring in about one in every nine child deaths, and were associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access.
Mouhamadou Lamine Daffe, Cheikh Diop, Bonheur Dounebaine, Samba Sagor Diop, Jessica Carmelia Mbemba Peleka, Fatoumata Bah, Salimata Thiam, Awa Ndong, Mathilde Cabral, Aminata Toure, Absa Lam, Mamadou Fall   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Vitiligo in Senegal

ISRN Dermatology, 2012
The aim of our study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical aspects of vitiligo in the largest dermatology department of Senegal. A cross-sectional and descriptive study in a period of 5 months was performed covering all the vitiligo cases. Fifty patients were identified (26 women and 24 men). The mean age was 26.5 years. A family history of
Niang, S. O., Ndiaye, Maodo, Ly, Fatimata, Diallo, Moussa, Bouksani, Sonia, Diop, Assane, Diatta, Boubacar Ahy, Dieng, Mame Thierno, Kane, Assane   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Rheumatic Heart Diseases

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2019
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disease affecting the heart-valve endocardium in its final stage. Although rare in developing countries, ARF persists in third-world countries, particularly Senegal, where rheumatic heart diseases (RHDs) are ...
Fatou Balla Wade, Marie Parsine Sall, Fatimata Mbaye, Mbacké Sembene   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of 1.5 and 2.0 °C Global Warming on Water Balance Components over Senegal in West Africa

Atmosphere, 2019
This study assesses the changes in precipitation (P) and in evapotranspiration (ET) under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming levels (GWLs) over Senegal in West Africa.
Mamadou Lamine Mbaye, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, Moustapha Tall   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source