Randomized Trials Comparing Inactivated Vaccine After Medium- or High-titer Measles Vaccine With Standard Titer Measles Vaccine After Inactivated Vaccine: A Meta-analysis
Conclusions: After 9 months of age, all children had been immunized against measles, and mortality in girls was higher when they had received inactivated vaccines (after MTMV or HTMV) rather than live standard titer MV (after an inactivated vaccine). (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - October 14, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Vaccine Reports Source Type: research
Assessing factors for loss to follow-up of HIV infected patients in Guinea-Bissau
ConclusionA large proportion of the patients at the clinic were lost to follow-up. The main reason for this was found to be the geographic mobility of the population in Guinea-Bissau. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - October 13, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
CD4+ T cells with an activated and exhausted phenotype distinguish immunodeficiency during aviremic HIV-2 infection
Conclusion: Increased frequencies of CD4+ T cells with an activated/exhausted phenotype correlate with exacerbated immunodeficiency in aviremic HIV-2-infected individuals. Thus, these findings encourage studies on the introduction of antiretroviral therapy also to individuals with aviremic HIV-2 infection. (Source: AIDS)
Source: AIDS - October 11, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Basic Science Source Type: research
Household experience and costs of seeking measles vaccination in rural Guinea ‐Bissau
ConclusionsWe found several indications of missed opportunities for measles vaccination resulting in sub‐optimal coverage. The household costs comprised 3.3% of the average monthly income and should be taken into account when assessing the costs of delivering vaccinations.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health)
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - October 6, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: S. Byberg, A. B. Fisker, A. Rodrigues, I. Balde, U. Enemark, P. Aaby, C. S. Benn, U. K. Griffiths Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Discovery of a novel HLA ‐B*15 allele, HLA‐B*15:379, in a patient from Guinea‐Bissau
Abstract
HLA‐B*15:379 differs from HLA‐B*15:03:01:01 by a c.T539G substitution in exon 3. (Source: Tissue Antigens)
Source: Tissue Antigens - September 3, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: D. Thomsen, M. Christiansen, C. Medina, C. Erikstrup, B. L. H ønge Tags: New allele alerts Source Type: research
Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and other types of dysglycaemia among young twins and singletons in Guinea-Bissau
Twins may be at increased risk of dysglycaemic disorders due to adverse fetal conditions. Data from Africa regarding this association is limited. We studied impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and other types of ... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - August 4, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ditte Egegaard Hennild, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen, Luis Carlos Joaqu ím, Kaare Christensen, Morten Sodemann, Henning Beck-Nielsen and Dorte Møller Jensen Source Type: research
[Study of the Consumers' preference on the universal health coverage development strategy through health mutual in Ziguinchor Region, Southwest of Senegal].
The objective of this study was to assess the consumer's preference on the UHC development strategies through mutual health insurance providers. This was a qualitative and exploratory study based on a literature review, and indepth interview with the heads of households. It was also based on focus groups of people with and without health mutual membership, and the Expert Committee meetings. The results showed that the most critical attributes in the decision-making of consumers to join the health mutual in Ziguinchor were the membership units; the content of the benefit package, the payment modalities of the premium, the p...
Source: Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique - July 29, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Bull Soc Pathol Exot Source Type: research
Nonadherence is Associated with Lack of HIV-Related Knowledge: A Cross-Sectional Study among HIV-Infected Individuals in Guinea-Bissau
Conclusion:
Main barriers for nonadherence were side effects, food insecurity, and simply forgetting. Lack of HIV-related knowledge about ART and HIV may be a barrier to nonadherence. (Source: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC))
Source: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) - July 4, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dyrehave, C., Rasmussen, D. N., Honge, B. L., Jespersen, S., Correia, F. G., Medina, C., Wejse, C., Rodkjaer, L., for the Bissau HIV Cohort Study Group Tags: Antiretroviral Therapy Source Type: research
Elevated levels of invariant natural killer T-cell and natural killer cell activation correlate with disease progression in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections
Conclusion: Our data indicate that elevated levels of iNKT-cell and NK-cell activation are associated with viremia and disease progression markers in both HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections. (Source: AIDS)
Source: AIDS - July 1, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Basic Science Source Type: research
The symbolic efficacy of medicinal plants: practices, knowledge, and religious beliefs amongst the Nalu healers of Guinea-Bissau
In attempting to understand how the use of medicinal plants is symbolically valued and transformed according to specific cosmologies, we gain valuable insight into the ethnopharmacologial practices, in terms o... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - June 17, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Amélia Frazão-Moreira Source Type: research
Differential frequency of NKG2C/ KLRC2 deletion in distinct African populations and susceptibility to Trachoma: a new method for imputation of KLRC2 genotypes from SNP genotyping data
Abstract
NKG2C is an activating receptor that is preferentially expressed on natural killer (NK) cells. The gene encoding NKG2C (killer cell lectin-like receptor C2, KLRC2) is present at different copy numbers in the genomes of different individuals. Deletion at the NKG2C locus was investigated in a case–control study of 1522 individuals indigenous to East- and West-Africa and the association with the ocular Chlamydia
trachomatis infection and its sequelae was explored. The frequency of homozygous KLRC2 deletion was 13.7 % in Gambians and 4.7 % in Tanzanians. A significantl...
Source: Human Genetics - June 15, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Projected demand and supply for various foods in West Africa: Implications for investments and food policy
Publication date: May 2016 Source:Food Policy, Volume 61 Author(s): Yuan Zhou, John Staatz This paper (a) summarizes recent evidence of changes in dietary patterns in the 15 ECOWAS countries of West Africa over the past 30years and the forces driving those changes (In this paper, the term “West Africa” refers to the 15 countries that are members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo); (b) uses expenditure-elasticity estimates derived fro...
Source: Food Policy - April 21, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Daily zero-reporting for suspect Ebola using short message service (SMS) in Guinea-Bissau
Intensified surveillance will be vital in the elimination phase to verify Ebola-free status and mitigate potential reemergence of the disease in West Africa. Zero-reporting from high-risk districts is a key strategy for surveillance. Our objective was to implement a pilot investigation to assess the feasibility of using short message service (SMS) texting for daily reporting of Ebola cases under investigation (CUI) in Guinea-Bissau in the context of an ongoing emergency-response training program known as Surveillance Training for Ebola Preparedness (STEP). (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - April 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: V.M. C áceres, P. Cardoso, S. Sidibe, S. Lambert, A. Lopez, B. Pedalino, D.J. Herrera Guibert Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
Effects of community health interventions on under-5 mortality in rural Guinea-Bissau (EPICS): a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Publication date: May 2016 Source:The Lancet Global Health, Volume 4, Issue 5 Author(s): Peter Boone, Diana Elbourne, Ila Fazzio, Samory Fernandes, Chris Frost, Chitra Jayanty, Rebecca King, Vera Mann, Gilda Piaggio, Albino dos Santos, Polly R Walker Background Evidence suggests that community-based interventions that promote improved home-based practices and care-seeking behaviour can have a large impact on maternal and child mortality in regions where rates are high. We aimed to assess whether an intervention package based on the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness handbook and commun...
Source: The Lancet Global Health - April 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Daily zero-reporting for suspect Ebola using short message service (SMS) in Guinea-Bissau
Intensified surveillance will be vital in the elimination phase to verify Ebola-free status and mitigate potential reemergence of the disease in West Africa. Zero-reporting from high-risk districts is a key strategy for surveillance. Our objective was to implement a pilot investigation to assess the feasibility of using short message service (SMS) texting for daily reporting of Ebola cases under investigation (CUI) in Guinea-Bissau in the context of an ongoing emergency-response training program known as Surveillance Training for Ebola Preparedness (STEP). (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - April 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: V.M. Cáceres, P. Cardoso, S. Sidibe, S. Lambert, A. Lopez, B. Pedalino, D.J. Herrera Guibert Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
