Evidence of rift valley fever seroprevalence in the Sahrawi semi-nomadic pastoralist system, Western Sahara
Conclusion:
The results suggest potential RVF activity in the study area, where intense livestock movement and trade with neighbouring countries might be considered as a primary determinant in the spread of the disease. The importance of a continuous field investigation is reinforced, in light of the risk of RVF expansion to historically unaffected regions of Africa. (Source: BMC Veterinary Research - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Veterinary Research - Latest articles - April 24, 2014 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Antonello Di NardoDavide RossiSaleh SalehSaleh LejlifaSidumu HamdiAnnapia Di GennaroGiovanni SaviniMichael Thrusfield Source Type: research
Deep intraspecific divergences in the medically-relevant fat-tailed scorpions (Androctonus, Scorpiones).
In this study, we assessed the phylogeographical patterns in six species of Androctonus scorpions from North Africa using mitochondrial DNA markers. We sequenced COX1, 12S, 16S and ND1 genes from 110 individuals. Despite lacking basal resolution in the tree, we found taxonomical and geographically coherent clades. We discovered deep intraspecific variation in the widespread A. amoreuxi and A. australis, which consisted of several well supported clades. Genetic distances between some of these clades are as high as those found between species. North African A. australis have a deep split in Tunisia around the Chott el-Djerid...
Source: Acta Tropica - February 10, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Coelho P, Sousa P, Harris DJ, van der Meijden A Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research
Polymorphism of the merozoite surface protein-1 block 2 region in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Mauritania
The polymorphism of Plasmodium falciparum populations from Mauritania is high and infection with multiple clones was observed, as well as a high multiplicity of infection, reflecting both the high endemicity level and malaria transmission in Mauritania. (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - January 23, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mohamed Ahmedou SalemMagatte NdiayeMohamed OuldAbdallahiKhadijetou LekweiryHervé BogreauLassana KonatéBabacar FayeOumar GayeOusmane FayeAli Mohamed Salem O Boukhary Source Type: research
E23K variant in KCNJ11 gene is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population
Conclusions: Our results revealed the risk of type 2 diabetes conferred by KCNJ11 E23K gene variant in the Mauritanian population. (Source: Primary Care Diabetes)
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - December 13, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Isselmou Abdelhamid, Khaled Lasram, Ghlana Meiloud, Nizar Ben Halim, Rym Kefi, Abdoulaye Samb, Sonia Abdelhak, Ahmed Houmeida Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
E23K variant in gene is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population
Many genetic association studies reported the contribution of KCNJ11 gene to type 2 diabetes susceptibility in different populations. We aimed to evaluate the association between E23K variant of KCNJ11 and type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population. (Source: Primary Care Diabetes)
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - December 13, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Isselmou Abdelhamid, Khaled Lasram, Ghlana Meiloud, Nizar Ben Halim, Rym Kefi, Abdoulaye Samb, Sonia Abdelhak, Ahmed Houmeida Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
E23K variant in KCNJ11 gene is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in the Mauritanian population.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results revealed the risk of type 2 diabetes conferred by KCNJ11 E23K gene variant in the Mauritanian population.
PMID: 24332549 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - December 10, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abdelhamid I, Lasram K, Meiloud G, Ben Halim N, Kefi R, Samb A, Abdelhak S, Houmeida A Tags: Prim Care Diabetes Source Type: research
Drug resistance mutations and genetic diversity in adults treated for HIV type 1 infection in Mauritania
Abstract
The aim of this cross‐sectional study was to evaluate the drug resistance mutationprofile observed in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy with virological failure and to document the HIV‐1 genetic diversity in Mauritania. Eighty‐six subjects were included and 65 samples were amplified successfully and sequenced. HIV‐1 genotyping was performed using the Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA AC11 resistance procedure. The median treatment duration was 32 months (range: 6–88) and the median viral load, 5 log10 copies/ml (range: 3.13–7). Fifty‐nine patients (90.8%) were on first line regime...
Source: Journal of Medical Virology - December 7, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: F‐Zahra Fall‐Malick, Edmond Tchiakpé, Sid'Ahmed Ould Soufiane, Halimatou Diop‐Ndiaye, Abderrahmane Mouhamedoune Baye, Abdallah Ould Horma Babana, Coumba Touré Kane, Baidy Lo, Souleymane Mboup Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Research on psychosocial aspects of epilepsy in Arab countries: A review of literature.
This study reviewed research conducted on the psychological aspects of epilepsy in Arab countries. Several databases (Medline, PubMed, Science Direct, Springer Link, and PsycInfo) were searched using the following two sets of search words: (1) Arab, Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Algiers, Palestine, Mauritania, Djibouti, Sudan, Comoros, and Somalia; and (2) epilepsy, seizure disorders, and convulsive disorders. Fifty-one studies were conducted in 12 Arab states. Social/emotional, employment, and other problems; kno...
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - November 5, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Al-Khateeb JM, Al-Khateeb AJ Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research
Development of a Rift Valley fever real-time RT-PCR assay that can detect all three genome segments.
Abstract
Outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, and South Africa had devastating effects on livestock and human health. In addition, this disease is a food security issue for endemic countries. There is growing concern for the potential introduction of RVF into non-endemic countries. A number of single-gene target amplification assays have been developed for the rapid detection of RVF viral RNA. This paper describes the development of an improved amplification assay that includes two confirmatory target RNA segments (L and M) and a third target gene, NSs, which is deleted in the C...
Source: Journal of Virological Methods - July 11, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Wilson WC, Romito M, Jasperson DC, Weingartl H, Binepal YS, Maluleke MR, Wallace DB, Vuren PJ, Paweska JT Tags: J Virol Methods Source Type: research
Health of mobile pastoralists in the Sahel – assessment of 15 years of research and development
Abstract
In the Sahel, between Mauritania and Somalia including Northern Kenya, about 20–30 million people live as mobile pastoralists. The rhythm of their migration follows the seasons and the availability of resources such as water, pasture and salt. Despite their high exposure to zoonoses and problems caused by extreme climatic conditions, mobile pastoralists are virtually excluded from health services because the provision of social services adapted to their way of life is challenging. In cooperation with various partners in the region, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute has been active in research and d...
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - July 9, 2013 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: A. Montavon, V. Jean‐Richard, M. Bechir, D. M. Daugla, M. Abdoulaye, R. N. Bongo Naré, C. Diguimbaye‐Djaibé, I. O. Alfarouk, E. Schelling, K. Wyss, M. Tanner, J. Zinsstag Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Impact of hepatitis B and delta virus co-infection on liver disease in Mauritania: A cross sectional study
Conclusions: In Mauritania, HDV co-infection worsens liver disease, both clinically and biologically, as confirmed by the APRI and FibroMeter tests. These tests may be useful for the management of delta hepatitis, which is a major health problem in Mauritania. (Source: Journal of Infection)
Source: Journal of Infection - June 24, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Françoise Lunel-Fabiani, Wael Mansour, Abdellahi Ould Amar, Mohamed Aye, Frédéric Le Gal, F- Zahra Fall Malick, Lô Baïdy, Ségolène Brichler, Pascal Veillon, Alexandra Ducancelle, Emmanuel Gordien, Michel Rosenheim Tags: Viruses and Viral Diseases Source Type: research
Hepatitis C virus infection in the Maghreb region
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis C is a global health problem with a worldwide prevalence of about 3% (around 170 million people). Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is major concern in the Maghreb countries, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia, but no detailed description of its epidemiology in the region is available. In the present review, a systematic search was undertaken covering HCV data available in peer‐reviewed databases as well as institutional reports and regional conference meeting abstracts from the Maghreb countries. Reports written in English and French were included in this analysis. Estimates of national and region...
Source: Journal of Medical Virology - June 18, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Sayeh Ezzikouri, Pascal Pineau, Soumaya Benjelloun Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
A Subregional Analysis of Epidemiologic and Genetic Characteristics of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Africa: Senegal, Cape Verde, Mauritania, and Guinea, 2009-2010.
Abstract
Abstract. During the pandemic 2009 episode, we conducted laboratory-based surveillance in four countries from West Africa: Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde, and Guinea. Specimens were obtained from 3,155 patients: 2,264 patients from Senegal, 498 patients from Cape Verde, 227 patients from Mauritania, and 166 patients from Guinea; 911 (28.9%) patients were positive for influenza, 826 (90.7%) patients were positive for influenza A, and 85 (9.3%) patients were positive for influenza B. Among the influenza A positives, 503 (60.9%) positives were H1N1pdm09, 314 (38.0%) positives were H3N2, and 9 (1.1%)...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - May 1, 2013 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Dia N, Ndiaye MN, Monteiro Mde L, Koivogui L, Bara MO, Diop OM Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research
Infanticide and madness
I am, of course, aware that infanticide was accepted and practiced in ancient Greece and Rome, and is still practiced (usually secretly, with winks and nods from public authorities, and with guilty denials by those who perform the killings and those officials who tolerate and sometimes even encourage them) in places like India and China today; just as I am aware that slavery was accepted and practiced in ancient Greece and Rome (and in the American south until 1865), and is still practiced in some places (eg, Mauritania) today. But if philosophers, no matter how sophisticated, were to step forward today to argue that slave...
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 1, 2013 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: George, R. P. Tags: Clinical diagnostic tests The argument Source Type: research
Hepatitis B virus in the Maghreb Region: from epidemiology to prospective research
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents an important health problem in the Maghreb countries, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, but no detailed synthesis of its epidemiology is available. In this review, we systematically searched for data about HBV in the Maghreb in peer‐reviewed databases and included in our analysis works written in English and French, as well as institutional reports and regional conference meeting abstracts. We estimated national and regional prevalence of chronic HBV infection. In addition, we discuss molecular features of the viral strains circulating in the region.Data analysis...
Source: Liver International - March 27, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sayeh Ezzikouri, Pascal Pineau, Soumaya Benjelloun Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
