Genes, Vol. 15, Pages 361: Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants from Clinical Isolates during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Mauritania
-Edouard Fournier The rapid genetic evolution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly challenged public health authorities worldwide, including in Mauritania. Despite the presence of the virus in Mauritania, only one study described its genomic variation during the course of the epidemic. The purpose of the present study was to document the genomic pattern of SARS-CoV-2 variants from clinical isolates during the COVID-19 outbreak in Mauritania, from September to November 2021. The whole genomes from 54 SARS-CoV-2 strains det...
Source: Genes - March 14, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jemila Deida Nasserdine Papa Mze Mamadou Beye Sidi Mohamed Ahmed Ahmed El Bara Mohamed Abdallahi Bollahi Leonardo Basco Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary Pierre-Edouard Fournier Tags: Article Source Type: research

Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 315: Emergence of Crimean & ndash;Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Eastern Senegal in 2022
In this study, clinical samples collected through national surveillance systems were screened for acute CCHF virus (CCHFV) infection using RT-PCR and for exposure using ELISA. For any CCHF-positive sample, livestock and tick samples were also collected in the neighborhood of the confirmed case and tested using ELISA and RT-PCR, respectively. Genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses were also performed on samples with positive RT-PCR results. In Eastern Senegal, two human cases and one Hyalomma tick positive for CCHF were identified and a seroprevalence in livestock ranging from 9.33% to 45.26% was detected. Phylogenetic...
Source: Viruses - February 19, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Ousseynou Sene Samba Niang Sagne D éthié Ngom Moussa Moise Diagne Aminata Badji Aliou Khoul é El Hadji Ndiaye Safietou Sankhe Cheikh Loucoubar Mawlouth Diallo Manfred Weidmann Ndongo Dia Etienne Simon-Lori ère Yoro Sall Boly Diop Mamadou Ndiaye Anavaj Tags: Article Source Type: research

Determinants of health insurance coverage among women in Mauritania: a multilevel analysis
Health insurance has been documented as one of the primary methods of financing healthcare for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence on the determinants of health ins... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert Kokou Dowou, Gideon Awenabisa Atanuriba, Leticia Akua Adzigbli, Samuel Kwaku Balame, Issifu Tahidu, Juliet Aggrey-Korsah and Richard Gyan Aboagye Tags: Research Source Type: research

The discovery of Moniliformis saudi (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) in the Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus in Malta: morphological, molecular, and metal analyses
Syst Parasitol. 2024 Jan 9;101(2):12. doi: 10.1007/s11230-023-10128-x.ABSTRACTThe acanthocephalan Moniliformis saudi Amin, Heckmann, Mohammed, Evans, 2016 was originally described from the desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg) in central Saudi Arabia. The distribution of P. aethiopicus extends to North Africa and west to Mauritania. Moniliformis saudi was recently found in the Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet) in Malta. The distribution of A. algirus is restricted to the North African and east Iberian Mediterranean coast and associated islands. Both host species cohabit and share the same feed...
Source: Systematic Parasitology - January 9, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Omar M Amin Anshu Chaudhary Solinus Farrer Angelique Lofaro Hirdaya S Singh Source Type: research

The discovery of Moniliformis saudi (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) in the Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus in Malta: morphological, molecular, and metal analyses
Syst Parasitol. 2024 Jan 9;101(2):12. doi: 10.1007/s11230-023-10128-x.ABSTRACTThe acanthocephalan Moniliformis saudi Amin, Heckmann, Mohammed, Evans, 2016 was originally described from the desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus (Ehrenberg) in central Saudi Arabia. The distribution of P. aethiopicus extends to North Africa and west to Mauritania. Moniliformis saudi was recently found in the Algerian hedgehog Atelerix algirus (Lereboullet) in Malta. The distribution of A. algirus is restricted to the North African and east Iberian Mediterranean coast and associated islands. Both host species cohabit and share the same feed...
Source: Systematic Parasitology - January 9, 2024 Category: Parasitology Authors: Omar M Amin Anshu Chaudhary Solinus Farrer Angelique Lofaro Hirdaya S Singh Source Type: research

First report of kdr mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene in the arbovirus vector, Aedes aegypti, from Nouakchott, Mauritania
Since 2014, dengue epidemics have occurred almost annually in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania, coinciding with the recent establishment of Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of dengue, in the city. Anop... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 19, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mohamed Aly Ould Lemrabott, S ébastien Briolant, Nicolas Gomez, Leonardo Basco and Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Risk factors associated with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus circulation among human, livestock and ticks in Mauritania through a one health retrospective study
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Southern Mauritania where recurrent outbreaks have been constantly observed since the 1980 ’s. The present study is the first to assess CCHFV antibodies and ... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - November 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abdellahi El Ghassem, Andrea Apolloni, Laurence Vial, Romain Bouvier, Celia Bernard, Mariem Seyidna Khayar, Mariem Cheikh Ahmed, Hugues Fausther-Bovendo, Abdallahi Diambar Beyit, Barry Yahya, Mohamed Bezeid Ould El Mamy, Ahmed Elbara, Mohamed Abdellahi Bo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Molecular Characterization of Erythrocyte Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Different Ethnic Groups of Blood Donors in Mauritania
CONCLUSIONS: This study shows, for the first time, the presence of the G680T mutation.PMID:37806950 | DOI:10.31083/j.fbs1503011 (Source: Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar)
Source: Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar - October 8, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Mariem Taleb Meryem Bakour Aminetou Taleb Brahim Sidi Mohamed Ghaber Seyid Abdellahi Ebnou Abdem Aminetou Mohamed Badiaa Lyoussi Source Type: research