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The performance of upper arm circumference for age in diagnosing severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Lwiro Cohort. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
The studies on the use and performance of the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference for age (MUACZ) for the diagnosis of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are still rare. Our study aimed to analyze the performance of MUACZ for diagnosis of SAM in South Kivu, eastern
Ngaboyeka G, Mulume A, Lurhangire E, Neven A, Zigabe L, Balolebwami S, Mwene-Batu P, Dramaix M, Donnen P, Bisimwa G.   +9 more
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High Rates of Miscarriage and Stillbirth among Pregnant Women with Clade I Mpox (Monkeypox) Are Confirmed during 2023-2024 DR Congo Outbreak in South Kivu Province. [PDF]

Viruses
Mpox (monkeypox) is a neglected tropical disease that has received increased attention since the multi-nation outbreak that began in 2022. The virus is endemic in West and Central Africa, where the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the most ...
Schwartz DA.
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Factors driving utilization patterns of marshlands in the vicinity of South-Kivu urban agglomerations based on Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES)

Environmental Challenges, 2021
Marshlands are one of the most vulnerable ecosystems; being disturbed for several decades as the population density rises. These disturbances, due to anthropogenic activities, impact their ability to deliver important ecosystem services (ES).
Géant Basimine Chuma, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Katcho Karume, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa, Serge Schmitz   +4 more
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Ongoing mpox outbreak in Kamituga, South Kivu province, associated with monkeypox virus of a novel Clade I sub-lineage, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024. [PDF]

Euro Surveill
Since the beginning of 2023, the number of people with suspected monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection have sharply increased in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We report near-to-complete MPXV genome sequences derived from six cases from the South
Masirika LM, Udahemuka JC, Schuele L, Ndishimye P, Otani S, Mbiribindi JB, Marekani JM, Mambo LM, Bubala NM, Boter M, Nieuwenhuijse DF, Lang T, Kalalizi EB, Musabyimana JP, Aarestrup FM, Koopmans M, Oude Munnink BB, Siangoli FB.   +17 more
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Consumer Preference for Rice Grain Quality in the South Kivu and Tanganyika Provinces, Eastern DR Congo. [PDF]

Foods, 2023
In Africa, rice has always been a staple food in some countries and the fastest growing food source there. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in terms of cereal production, rice is ranked second after maize and is an important source of income ...
Bulambo K, Azadi H, Polepole S, Nabintu M, Bembeleza E, Dontsop P, Masimane J, Haurez B, Fofana M, Lassois L.   +9 more
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Septic Arthritis Caused by pantoea agglomerans in an Patient Without Known Immunosuppressive Conditions: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports
Septic arthritis caused by Pantoea agglomerans is uncommon in immunocompetent patients. This case emphasizes the importance of considering atypical pathogens in septic arthritis, underscores the role of microbiological confirmation, and highlights the ...
Paul Ngongo Tshonda, Delphin Murhula Katabana, Roland Lwandiko, Yannick Chibinda Birato, Djibril Mutawa, Pascal Murhula, Rodrigues Mupenda Mwenibamba, Tony Akilimali Shindano   +7 more
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Mapping small inland wetlands in the South-Kivu province by integrating optical and SAR data with statistical models for accurate distribution assessment. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
There are several techniques for mapping wetlands. In this study, we examined four statistical models to assess the potential distribution of wetlands in the South-Kivu province by combining optical and SAR images.
Géant CB, Gustave MN, Schmitz S.
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Prevalence and risk of occurrence of visible birth defects in mining areas in South Kivu: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Background Possible contamination related to mining activities might contribute with other risk factors in increasing the burden of birth defects (BDs) in many developing countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cikomola FG, Bisimwa AW, Nyalundja AD, Barthélemy EJ, Matabaro BS, Mukamba FM, Nyamugabo K, Alumeti DM, Kabesha T, Miserez M, Sengeyi DM.   +10 more
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Typology of smallholder maize farmers in South-Kivu, Eastern D.R. Congo: implications in improving farming practices and markets

Discover Agriculture
Understanding the typology of smallholder maize farmers is crucial to elucidate the diversity in local farming systems, and therefore, devise effective interventions and policies that maximize the impact of agricultural innovations in South-Kivu province,
Adrien Byamungu Ndeko, Géant Basimine Chuma, Marcellin Cuma Cokola, Jean Mubalama Mondo, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Espoir Bisimwa Basengere, René Civava, Gustave Nachigera Mushagalusa   +7 more
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The Cenozoic volcanism in the Kivu rift: Assessment of the tectonic setting, geochemistry, and geochronology of the volcanic activity in the South-Kivu and Virunga regions [PDF]

Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2016
The Kivu rift is part of the western branch of the East African Rift system. From Lake Tanganyika to Lake Albert, the Kivu rift is set in a succession of Precambrian zones of weakness trending NW-SE, NNE-SSW and NE-SW. At the NW to NNE turn of the rift direction in the Lake Kivu area, the inherited faults are crosscut by newly born N-S fractures which ...
K Bram, H Bellon
exaly   +5 more sources