Changing epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Nouakchott, Mauritania: a six-year (2015 –2020) prospective study
Plasmodium vivax malaria is one of the major infectious diseases of public health concern in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania and the biggest urban setting in the Sahara. The assessment of the current t... (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - January 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Inejih El Moustapha, Jemila Deida, Mariem Dadina, Abdellahi El Ghassem, Mariem Begnoug, Mariem Hamdinou, Khadijetou Mint Lekweiry, Mohamed Salem Ould Ahmedou Salem, Yacoub Khalef, Amal Semane, Khyarhoum Ould Brahim, S ébastien Briolant, Hervé Bogreau, L Tags: Research Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 7200: Biological Properties of Latex, Aqueous Extracts and Bee Products of Euphorbia officinarum L.: A Short Review
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Euphorbia officinarum L. is a Moroccan endemic plant known as “Tikiout” and “Daghmus” that can also be found in Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Algeria. In the present review, “Euphorbia officinarum”, “metabolites” “hemisynthesis” were the keywords used for the research in the Web search engine Google Scholar and in the database Web of Science. Triterpenes, phytosterols and ingol diterpenes were isolated and identified in the latex of Moroccan E. officinarum. More than sixty t...
Source: Molecules - October 24, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Oumaima Boutoub Lahsen El Ghadraoui Maria Gra ça Miguel Tags: Review Source Type: research
Epidemiological and molecular study of hemoglobinopathies in Mauritanian patients
ConclusionOur findings enrich the epidemiological data in our population and could contribute to the establishment of a strategy of prevention and management through screening, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnosis of Hemoglobinopathies in the Mauritanian population. (Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine)
Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - September 15, 2022 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Taher Mahmoud,
Chaima Sahli,
Sondess Hadj Fredj,
Yessine Amri,
Rim Othmani,
Ghaber S. Mohamed,
Ekhtelbenina Zein,
Taieb Messaoud Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Epidemiological and molecular study of hemoglobinopathies in Mauritanian patients
CONCLUSION: Our findings enrich the epidemiological data in our population and could contribute to the establishment of a strategy of prevention and management through screening, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnosis of Hemoglobinopathies in the Mauritanian population.PMID:36106931 | DOI:10.1002/mgg3.2048 (Source: Molecular Medicine)
Source: Molecular Medicine - September 15, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Taher Mahmoud Chaima Sahli Sondess Hadj Fredj Yessine Amri Rim Othmani Ghaber S Mohamed Ekhtelbenina Zein Taieb Messaoud Source Type: research
Missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) in children up to 5 years old in 19 Medecins Sans Frontieres-supported health facilities: a cross-sectional survey in six low-resource countries
Conclusions
Avoiding MOV should remain a priority in low-resource settings, in line with the new ‘Immunization Agenda 2030’. Children beyond their second year of life are particularly vulnerable for MOV. We strongly recommend assessment of eligibility for vaccination as routine healthcare practice regardless of the reason for the visit by screening vaccination card. Strengthening implementation of ‘Second year of life’ visits and catch-up activities are proposed strategies to reduce MOV. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - July 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Borras-Bermejo, B., Panunzi, I., Bachy, C., Gil-Cuesta, J. Tags: Open access, Health policy Source Type: research
Screening of BRCA1/2 variants in Mauritanian breast cancer patients
This study aimed to provide the first genetic data on BC in Mauritania. (Source: BMC Cancer)
Source: BMC Cancer - July 20, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Selma Mohamed Brahim, Ekht Elbenina Zein, Crystel Bonnet, Cheikh Tijani Hamed, Malak Salame, Mohamed Vall Zein, Meriem Khyatti, Ahmedou Tolba and Ahmed Houmeida Tags: Research Source Type: research
Mosquito survey in Mauritania: Detection of Rift Valley fever virus and dengue virus and the determination of feeding patterns
by Franziska Stoek, Yahya Barry, Aliou Ba, Ansgar Schulz, Melanie Rissmann, Claudia Wylezich, Balal Sadeghi, Abdellahi Diambar Beyit, Albert Eisenbarth, Fatimetou Bounene N ’diaye, Mohamed Lemine Haki, Baba Abdellahi Doumbia, Mohamed Baba Gueya, Mohamed Yahya Bah, Martin Eiden, Martin H. Groschup
In Mauritania, several mosquito-borne viruses have been reported that can cause devastating diseases in animals and humans. However, monitoring data on their occurrence and local distribution are limited. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arthropod-borne virus that causes major outbreaks throug hout the African continent and...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 15, 2022 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Franziska Stoek Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 3566: Changes in Inequality in Use of Maternal Health Care Services: Evidence from Skilled Birth Attendance in Mauritania for the Period 2007 & ndash;2015
This study aimed to measure and analyze the inequality in the use of skilled birth attendance services in Mauritania. The study identifies the inequality determinants and explores its changes over the period 2007–2015. The concentration curve, concentration index, decomposition of the concentration index, and Oaxaca-type decomposition technique were performed to measure socioeconomically-based inequalities in skilled birth attendance services utilization, and to identify the contribution of different determinants to such inequality as well as the changes in inequality overtime using data from Mauritania Multi...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 17, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mohamed Vadel Taleb El Hassen Juan M. Cabases Moulay Driss Zine Eddine El Idrissi Samuel Mills Tags: Article Source Type: research
Assessment of Trace Metals in Camelus dromedarius Meat from Mauritania
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2022 Feb 10. doi: 10.1007/s12011-022-03144-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Mauritania, the dromedary breeding is the most widespread pastoral activity, and it is considered as the first source of animal protein; however, the research on meat is relatively rare compared with fish, especially in relation with the presence of trace metals. In this work, livers, kidneys, and muscles of 25 Camelus dromedarius were collected from butcheries in Nouakchott (Mauritania) between February and April 2020 to study the concentration of trace metals (three essential metals: cooper (Cu), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn), ...
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: El Boukhary Ahmed Mohamed Salem El Mahmoud Hamed Babah Sidi Moktar Angelo Santana-Del Pino Mohamed Brahim Mariem Youssouf Issa Mohamed Lemine Zamel Sarah Montesdeoca-Esponda Source Type: research
Assessment of Trace Metals in Camelus dromedarius Meat from Mauritania
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2022 Feb 10. doi: 10.1007/s12011-022-03144-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Mauritania, the dromedary breeding is the most widespread pastoral activity, and it is considered as the first source of animal protein; however, the research on meat is relatively rare compared with fish, especially in relation with the presence of trace metals. In this work, livers, kidneys, and muscles of 25 Camelus dromedarius were collected from butcheries in Nouakchott (Mauritania) between February and April 2020 to study the concentration of trace metals (three essential metals: cooper (Cu), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn), ...
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Biology Authors: El Boukhary Ahmed Mohamed Salem El Mahmoud Hamed Babah Sidi Moktar Angelo Santana-Del Pino Mohamed Brahim Mariem Youssouf Issa Mohamed Lemine Zamel Sarah Montesdeoca-Esponda Source Type: research
Paving the way for human vaccination against Rift Valley fever virus: A systematic literature review of RVFV epidemiology from 1999 to 2021
Conclusions/SignificanceWith broad variability in surveillance, case finding, survey design, and RVFV case confirmation, combined with uncertainty about populations-at-risk, there were inconsistent results from location to location. However, it was evident that RVFV transmission is expanding its range and frequency. Gaps assessment indicated the need to harmonize human and animal surveillance and improve diagnostics and genotyping. Given the frequency of RVFV outbreaks, human vaccination has strong potential to mitigate the impact of this now widely endemic disease. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - January 24, 2022 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Keli N. Gerken Source Type: research
Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Maghreb region: A systematic review of distribution, morphology, and role in the transmission of the pathogens
by Kamal Eddine Benallal, Rafik Garni, Zoubir Harrat, Petr Volf, V ít Dvorak
BackgroundPhlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are important vectors of various human and animal pathogens such asBartonella bacilliformis,Phlebovirus, and parasitic protozoa of the genusLeishmania, causative agent of leishmaniases that account among most significant vector-borne diseases. The Maghreb countries Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya occupy a vast area of North Africa and belong to most affected regions by these diseases. Locally varying climatic and ecological conditions support diverse sand fly fauna that inc...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - January 6, 2022 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Kamal Eddine Benallal Source Type: research
Co-circulation of Orthobunyaviruses and Rift Valley Fever Virus in Mauritania, 2015
Ngari virus (NRIV) has been mostly detected during concurrent outbreaks of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). NRIV is grouped in the genus Orthobunyavirus within the Bunyaviridae family and RVFV in the genus Phlebovirus in the family Phenuiviridae. Both are zoonotic arboviruses and can induce hemorrhagic fever displaying the same clinical picture in humans and small ruminants. To investigate if NRIV and its parental viruses, Bunyamwera virus (BUNV) and Batai virus (BATV), played a role during the Mauritanian RVF outbreak in 2015/16, we analyzed serum samples of sheep and goats from central and southern regions in Mauritania b...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - December 24, 2021 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Emergence of dengue virus serotype 2 in Mauritania and molecular characterization of its circulation in West Africa
by Toscane Fouri é, Ahmed El Bara, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, Gilda Grard, Sébastien Briolant, Leonardo K. Basco, Mohamed Ouldabdallahi Moukah, Isabelle Leparc-Goffart
The number of sporadic and epidemic dengue fever cases have reportedly been increasing in recent years in some West African countries, such as Senegal and Mali. The first epidemic of laboratory-confirmed dengue occurred in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania situated in the Saharan desert, in 2014. On-site diagnosis of dengue fever was established using a rapid diagnostic test for dengue. In parallel, the presence ofAedes aegypti mosquitoes in the city ...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - October 25, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Toscane Fouri é Source Type: research
Socioeconomic, sex and area related inequalities in childhood stunting in Mauritania: Evidence from the Mauritania Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (2007 –2015)
ConclusionsThe burden of stunting appeared to be heavily concentrated among children born to socioeconomically worse-off women, women who live in rural settings and certain subnational regions. Targeted nutrition interventions are required to address drivers of stunting embedded within geographic and socioeconomic contexts. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - October 18, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Gebretsadik Shibre Source Type: research
