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Spondyloarthropathies in sub-Saharan Africa

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2000
HLA-B27 is virtually absent in most of the sub-Saharan Africa populations, and ankylosing spondylitis is rare; only a few patients have been reported from central and southern Africa. HLA-B27 was present in only one of 17 patients (6%). The disease shows clinical features that are similar to those observed in white HLA-B27-negative patients with ...
M, Mijiyawa, O, Oniankitan, M A, Khan
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Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet, 2010
In Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence and burden of type 2 diabetes are rising quickly. Rapid uncontrolled urbanisation and major changes in lifestyle could be driving this epidemic. The increase presents a substantial public health and socioeconomic burden in the face of scarce resources.
Mbanya JCN, Motala AA, Sobngwi E, Assah FK, Enoru ST   +4 more
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Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa is going through rapid social, political, and economic transformations that have a profound impact on youth. The present review explores trends and outcomes as they relate to education, family formation and sexual and reproductive health and the interrelationships among these areas.
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Spondyloarthritis in Sub-Saharan Africa

Current Rheumatology Reports, 2014
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is generally uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa, in part because of the rarity of HLA-B27 in this region. However, the relationship between HLA-B27 and SpA, particularly ankylosing spondylitis (AS), is complex. Despite the HLA-B 27:05 risk allele occurring in some West African populations, associated AS is not seen.
Mohammed, Tikly, Panganani, Njobvu, Paul, McGill   +2 more
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Epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa

Practical Neurology, 2013
Over 10 million people in Africa have epilepsy of which most have no access to appropriate treatment. Epilepsy in Africa is different– the incidence is higher, and the causes and cultural attitudes towards it differ. This article examines the epidemiology, causes and treatment of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and looks at the challenges to improve ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa

Communications of the ACM, 1993
Africa seems to be the "lost continent" of the information technologies (IT). The second largest continent is the least computerized, l and its more than twoscore countries have an average telephone density that is an order of magnitude smaller than that of the European Community.
Mayuri Odedra, Mike Lawrie, Mark Bennett, Seymour E. Goodman   +3 more
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Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

Social Science & Medicine, 1990
Malaria as a threat to health has remained undaunted in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It has been mathematically modelled, vertically attacked and continuously appraised and yet it continues unabated. Malaria is an acute and chronic disease caused by intracellular protozoa of the genus Plasmodium which are transmitted by the bite of female Anopheles ...
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Amyloidosis in sub-Saharan Africa

Médecine et Santé Tropicales, 2012
Amyloidosis is a protein folding disorder in which normally soluble proteins are deposited extracellularly as insoluble fibrils. When stained with Congo red dye, it produces apple-green birefringence under polarized light. The main amyloid proteins are AL, AA, ATTR and Aβ(2)-M. The incidence of amyloidosis in sub-Saharan Africa ranges from 0.28 to 0.57%
F K, Lekpa, S, Ndongo, A, Pouye, J W, Tiendrebeogo, A C, Ndao, M M, Ka, T M, Diop   +6 more
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