Distribution of Plasmodium spp. infection in asymptomatic carriers in perennial and low seasonal malaria transmission settings in West Africa
ConclusionsOur findings show a low prevalence of clinical malaria episodes with a significant proportion of asymptomatic carriers in both urban areas. National policies for malaria infections are focused on treatment of symptomatic cases. Malaria control strategies should be designed for monitoring and managing malaria infections in asymptomatic carriers. Additional measures, including indoor residual spraying, effective use of long-lasting insecticidal nets is strongly needed to reduce the number ofPlasmodium spp. infections in Korhogo and Kaedi. (Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty)
Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty - April 25, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Seasonal abundance, blood meal sources and insecticide susceptibility in major anopheline malaria vectors from southern Mauritania
Malaria is endemic in the southernmost Sahelian zone of Mauritania where the major known mosquito vector is Anopheles arabiensis. Understanding seasonal population dynamics, feeding preferences and insecticide re... (Source: Parasites and Vectors)
Source: Parasites and Vectors - April 10, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mohamed Aly Ould Lemrabott, Mohamed Salem Ould Ahmedou Salem, Khyarhoum Ould Brahim, Cecile Brengues, Marie Rossignol, Herv é Bogreau, Leonardo Basco, Driss Belghyti, Frédéric Simard and Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dynamics of cholera epidemics from Benin to Mauritania
Conclusions/SignificanceThis study provides the first cohesive vision of the dynamics of cholera epidemics in a major portion of West Africa. This epidemiological overview shows that from 2009 to 2015, at least 54% of reported cases concerned populations living in the three urban areas of Accra, Freetown, and Conakry. These findings may serve as a guide to better target cholera prevention and control efforts in the identified cholera hotspots in West Africa. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 9, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Sandra Moore Source Type: research
Hb Moscva [ β24(B6)Gly→Asp (GGT > GAT), HBB: c.74G > A]: An Unstable Hemoglobin Newly Detected as a De Novo Mutation in a Mauritanian Patient
Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2018, Page 7-10 . (Source: Hemoglobin)
Source: Hemoglobin - March 22, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Sidi M. Ghaber Nawel Trabelsi Mohamed L. Salem Faten Haddad Aminetou Abba Imen Darragi Salem Abbes Source Type: research
Competition or cooperation in transboundary fish stocks management: Insight from a dynamical model
Publication date: 14 June 2018 Source:Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 447 Author(s): Trong Hieu Nguyen, Timothée Brochier, Pierre Auger, Viet Duoc Trinh, Patrice Brehmer An idealized system of a shared fish stock associated with different exclusive economic zones (EEZ) is modelled. Parameters were estimated for the case of the small pelagic fisheries shared between Southern Morocco, Mauritania and the Senegambia. Two models of fishing effort distribution were explored. The first one considers independent national fisheries in each EEZ, with a cost per unit of fishing effort that depends on local fishery poli...
Source: Journal of Theoretical Biology - March 22, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Candidoses vulvo-vaginales chez les femmes enceintes au centre hospitalier M ère et Enfant de Nouakchott (Mauritanie)
Conclusion Cette étude montre que la candidose vulvo-vaginale est fréquente chez les femmes enceintes suivies en gynécologie au niveau du centre hospitalier Mère et Enfant de Nouakchott. Aim To determine the prevalence and the associated risk factors of vulvovaginal candidiasis in pregnant women in Mauritania. Patients and method The study was carried out at the laboratory of the Mère et Enfant Center in Nouakchott, from November 1, 2016 to February 5, 2017. It concerned all pregnant women in the third trimester that came to the natal consultation at the gynecology service. These women must have given their informed...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - March 14, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Generalized tetanus in adults without antitetanus booster vaccination in southern Mauritania
Key Clinical Message
Tetanus has become rare in countries with high levels of vaccination coverage and hygiene but may still occur in adults without booster vaccination. In addition to the expanded program on immunization for children and maternal immunization against neonatal tetanus, a systematic vaccination of the population, including boosters, is recommended.
Tetanus has become rare in countries with high levels of vaccination coverage and hygiene but may still occur in adults without booster vaccination. In addition to the expanded program on immunization for children and maternal immunization against neonatal tetan...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - March 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Boushab Mohamed Boushab, Fatim ‐Zahra Fall‐Malick, Mamoudou Savadogo, Leonardo K. Basco Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Generalized tetanus in adults without antitetanus booster vaccination in southern Mauritania
Clinical Case Reports,Volume 6, Issue 5, Page 835-838, May 2018. (Source: Clinical Case Reports)
Source: Clinical Case Reports - March 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Boushab Mohamed Boushab
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Fatim ‐Zahra Fall‐Malick
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Mamoudou Savadogo
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Leonardo K. Basco Source Type: research
The choice of Arab-Islamic education in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from a comparative study
Publication date: September 2018 Source:International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 62 Author(s): Rohen d’Aiglepierre, Arthur Bauer While it is a central issue for most sub-Saharan African countries, quantification and qualification of the Arab-Islamic education choice appear particularly poorly documented. After an inventory of representative data, we rely on household surveys from 9 countries (Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Chad, Somalia and Comoros) with data on formal Arab-Islamic education and non-formal Arab-Islamic education. Arab-Islamic education appears ma...
Source: International Journal of Educational Development - March 4, 2018 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
A novel double-antigen sandwich ELISA for the species-independent detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus-specific antibodies
Publication date: Available online 9 January 2018 Source:Antiviral Research Author(s): Miriam A. Sas, Loic Comtet, Fabien Donnet, Marc Mertens, Zati Vatansever, Noel Tordo, Philippe Pourquier, Martin H. Groschup Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease in humans caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV). The detection of anti-CCHFV antibodies in animals is used to reveal infection risk areas. Therefore a simple, quick and reliable multispecies assay for the detection of CCHFV-specific antibodies is needed. This work presents the development and validation of a novel CCHF double-antigen ELISA for the ...
Source: Antiviral Therapy - January 10, 2018 Category: Virology Source Type: research
A novel double-antigen sandwich ELISA for the species-independent detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus-specific antibodies.
Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne disease in humans caused by the CCHF virus (CCHFV). The detection of anti-CCHFV antibodies in animals is used to reveal infection risk areas. Therefore a simple, quick and reliable multispecies assay for the detection of CCHFV-specific antibodies is needed. This work presents the development and validation of a novel CCHF double-antigen ELISA for the detection of anti-CCHFV nucleoprotein antibodies. The test requires 30 μl of serum, and results are obtained within 90 min. As the ELISA is based on recombinant N-protein of the IbAr10200 virus...
Source: Antiviral Research - January 9, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Sas MA, Comtet L, Donnet F, Mertens M, Vatansever Z, Tordo N, Pourquier P, Groschup MH Tags: Antiviral Res Source Type: research
HLA class I (-A, -B, -C) and class II (-DR, -DQ) polymorphism in the Mauritanian population
HLA antigens have been widely studied for their role in transplantation biology, human diseases and population diversity. The aim of this study was to provide the first profile of HLA class I and class II alle... (Source: BMC Medical Genetics)
Source: BMC Medical Genetics - January 3, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Cheikh Tijani Hamed, Ghlana Meiloud, Fatimetou Veten, Mouna Hadrami, Sidi M. Ghaber, Ely C. Boussaty, Norddine Habti and Ahmed Houmeida Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Phenolic chemistry of the seagrass Zostera noltei Hornem. Part 1: First evidence of three infraspecific flavonoid chemotypes in three distinctive geographical regions
Publication date: February 2018 Source:Phytochemistry, Volume 146 Author(s): Micheline Grignon-Dubois, Bernadette Rezzonico The flavonoid content of Zostera noltei leaves was investigated over a broad spatial scale using chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques (HPLC-DAD, LC/MS and NMR). Samples were collected at fifteen localities covering Mediterranean Sea and NE Atlantic coast, and representative of three types of coastal ecosystems: mesotidal bays, coastal lagoons, and open-sea. Three geographically distinct flavonoid chemotypes were identified on the basis of their respective major compound. One is characteriz...
Source: Phytochemistry - December 23, 2017 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
[Study of prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in the cats of Nouakchott].
Authors: Ould Ahmed Salem CB, Mamadou DF, Hafid J
Abstract
The aim of the work was to evaluate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst shedding on a sample of 100 cats in five districts of Nouakchott, Mauritania. The faecal flotation method revealed that 23% ± 0.08 of cats which underwent the test excreted oocysts and the prevalence was influenced by age and sex. Excretion rates were significantly higher in neighborhoods of Basra (27.8 ± 0.2), Elmina (25 ± 0.13) and Netegue (20 ± 0.35). The average parasite number was less than 5 oocysts/5 g faeces. Hence, the results suggest that cats have an impor...
Source: Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique - October 22, 2017 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Bull Soc Pathol Exot Source Type: research
