Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in West Coast Region of The Gambia
Conclusion: A high prevalence of STIs was found among pregnant women attending ANC in the West Coast region of The Gambia. Public health intervention programmes should be strengthened to promote the sexual and reproductive health of pregnant women in The Gambia.Keywords: Sexually transmitted infections; pregnant women; antenatal clinics; The Gambia. (Source: African Health Sciences)
Source: African Health Sciences - August 2, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Alphonsus Isara, Aru-Kumba Baldeh Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 1475: Yellow Fever Outbreak in Eastern Senegal, 2020 –2021
We report an outbreak that occurred from October 2020 to February 2021 in eastern Senegal, notified and managed through the synergistic effort yellow fever national surveillance implemented by the Senegalese Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the countrywide 4S network set up by the Ministry of Health, the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, and the surveillance of arboviruses and hemorrhagic fever viruses in human and vector populations implemented since mid 2020 in eastern Senegal. Virological analyses highlighted the implication of sylvatic mosquito species in virus transmission. Genomic anal...
Source: Viruses - July 28, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Moussa Mo ïse Diagne Marie Henriette Dior Ndione Alioune Gaye Mamadou Aliou Barry Diawo Diallo Amadou Diallo Lusajo L. Mwakibete Mamadou Diop El Hadji Ndiaye Vida Ahyong Babacar Diouf Moufid Mhamadi Cheikh Tidiane Diagne Fod é Danfakha Boly Diop Oumar F Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Mapping survey of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases towards mass drug administration in The Gambia
ConclusionsWe identified that 24/42(57%) districts mapped in The Gambia are endemic for schistosomiasis expressing the need for preventive chemotherapy. Twenty (47%) of the districts mapped are endemic for STH. However, only two STH endemic districts namely Banjul (55%) and Kombo South (22%) were within rates eligible for mass drug administration. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - July 22, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Yaya Camara Source Type: research
Seasonal modulation of antibody response to diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in infants: a cohort study in rural Gambia
In rural Gambia, rates of malnutrition and infection are higher during the annual rainy/ ‘hungry’ season (June–October) in comparison to the dry/‘harvest’ season (November–May). The effects of this seasonal pat... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - July 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandra G. Okala, Momodou K. Darboe, Fatou Sosseh, Bakary Sonko, Tisbeh Faye-Joof, Andrew M. Prentice and Sophie E. Moore Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;27(8):2064-2072. doi: 10.3201/eid2708.204954.ABSTRACTThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is evolving differently in Africa than in other regions. Africa has lower SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates and milder clinical manifestations. Detailed SARS-CoV-2 epidemiologic data are needed in Africa. We used publicly available data to calculate SARS-CoV-2 infections per 1,000 persons in The Gambia. We evaluated transmission rates among 1,366 employees of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG), where systematic surveillance of symptomatic cases and contact tr...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Baderinwa Abatan Orighomisan Agboghoroma Fatai Akemoke Martin Antonio Babatunde Awokola Mustapha Bittaye Abdoulie Bojang Kalifa Bojang Helen Brotherton Carla Cerami Ed Clarke Umberto D'Alessandro Thushan de Silva Mariama Drammeh Karen Forrest Natalie Hofm Source Type: research
Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;27(8):2064-2072. doi: 10.3201/eid2708.204954.ABSTRACTThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is evolving differently in Africa than in other regions. Africa has lower SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates and milder clinical manifestations. Detailed SARS-CoV-2 epidemiologic data are needed in Africa. We used publicly available data to calculate SARS-CoV-2 infections per 1,000 persons in The Gambia. We evaluated transmission rates among 1,366 employees of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG), where systematic surveillance of symptomatic cases and contact tr...
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Baderinwa Abatan Orighomisan Agboghoroma Fatai Akemoke Martin Antonio Babatunde Awokola Mustapha Bittaye Abdoulie Bojang Kalifa Bojang Helen Brotherton Carla Cerami Ed Clarke Umberto D'Alessandro Thushan de Silva Mariama Drammeh Karen Forrest Natalie Hofm Source Type: research
Impact of dietary aflatoxin on immune development in Gambian infants: a cohort study
Conclusions
High levels of AF exposure during early infancy may impact on infant immune development.
Trial registration number
ISRCTN49285450. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - July 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Xu, Y., Moore, S., Chen, G., Nshe, P., Faye-Joof, T., Prentice, A., Gong, Y. Y., Routledge, M. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research
Enantiospecific antitrypanosomal < i > in vitro < /i > activity of eflornithine
by Mikael Boberg, Monica Cal, Marcel Kaiser, Rasmus Jansson-L öfmark, Pascal Mäser, Michael Ashton
The polyamine synthesis inhibitor eflornithine is a recommended treatment for the neglected tropical disease Gambian human African trypanosomiasis in late stage. This parasitic disease, transmitted by the tsetse fly, is lethal unless treated. Eflornithine is administered by repeated intravenous in fusions as a racemic mixture of L-eflornithine and D-eflornithine. The study compared thein vitro antitrypanosomal activity of the two enantiomers with the racemic mixture against threeTrypanosoma brucei gambiense strains. Antitr...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - July 12, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Mikael Boberg Source Type: research
Linking external debt and renewable energy to environmental sustainability in heavily indebted poor countries: new insights from advanced panel estimators
This study argues that the consumption of clean energy sources and strong institutional quality could help mitigate the trade-offs between economic growth and environmental quality and also curtail the negative effects of external debt on the environment. The limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed.PMID:34228308 | DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-15191-9 (Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - July 6, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Darlington Akam Oluwasegun Owolabi Solomon Prince Nathaniel Source Type: research
Facilitating better postnatal care with women-held documents in The Gambia: a mixed-methods study
Women-held documents are a basic component of continuity of maternity care. The use and completion of women-held documents following discharge could improve treatment and care for postnatal women. Using a mixe... (Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 2, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Tiffany Gooden, Lotta Gustafsson, Fides Lu, Faith Rickard, Alice Sitch, Carole Cummins, Kebba Manneh, Amie Wilson, Christine MacArthur and Semira Manaseki-Holland Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Exploring the Diet and Physical Activity Behaviours of Adolescents Living in India and sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
CONCLUSIONS: In-depth research exploring adolescents' perceptions of diet and physical activity is needed to better understand how both boys and girls, at different stages of adolescence, perceive health, diet and physical activity. More research with young people is required especially in countries where little exists to cover a wider range of issues that play a role in diet and physical activity.PMID:34196267 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980021002408 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - July 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Polly Hardy-Johnson Preeti Dhuria Sofia Strommer Susie Weller Mary Barker Caroline Fall TALENT collaboration Source Type: research
Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia
B. Abatan et al. (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - June 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Evaluation of improved coloured targets to control riverine tsetse in East Africa: A Bayesian approach
ConclusionViolet and Vestergaard ZeroFly blue are expected to outperform typical blue polyester in the Tiny Target configuration. Violet is unlikely to greatly outperform Vestergaard blue deployed in this way, but because violet is highly attractive to both riverine and savannah tsetse using different target designs, it may provide the more suitable general-purpose fabric. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - June 21, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Roger D. Santer Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 6302: Estimating Need for Glasses and Hearing Aids in The Gambia: Results from a National Survey and Comparison of Clinical Impairment and Self-Report Assessment Approaches
In conclusion, there is high prevalence and very low coverage for distance glasses, near glasses and hearing aids in The Gambia. Self-report measures alone will not provide an accurate estimate of AD need. (Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Boggs Hydara Faal Okoh Olaniyan Sanneh Ngett Bah Aleser Denis McCormick Bright Bell Kim Foster Kuper Burton Mactaggart Polack Tags: Article Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 6263: Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke in Public Places and Barriers to the Implementation of Smoke-Free Regulations in The Gambia: A Population-Based Survey
Conclusion: Despite existing smoke-free regulations, reported exposure to second-hand smoke remains high in public places in The Gambia. The Ministry of Health should continue to strengthen their advocacy and sensitization programs to ensure smoke-free regulations are fully implemented. Some population subgroups are at a higher risk of exposure and could be targeted by interventions; and settings where these subgroups are exposed should be targeted by enforcement efforts. (Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 9, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Bai Cham Noreen Dadirai Mdege Linda Bauld John Britton Umberto D ’Alessandro Tags: Article Source Type: research
