IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6303: Generalized Linear Models to Forecast Malaria Incidence in Three Endemic Regions of Senegal
In this study, we formulate a generalized linear model based on Poisson and negative binomial regression models for forecasting malaria incidence, taking into account climatic variables (such as the monthly rainfall, average temperature, relative humidity), other predictor variables (the insecticide-treated bed-nets (ITNs) distribution and Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT)) and the history of malaria incidence in Dakar, Fatick and Kedougou, three different endemic regions of Senegal. A forecasting algorithm is developed by taking the meteorological explanatory variable Xj at time&...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ousmane Diao P.-A. Absil Mouhamadou Diallo Tags: Article Source Type: research
Retraction Note: Molecular detection and quantification of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes carriage in used RDTs in malaria elimination settings in northern Senegal
(Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - July 5, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kiswendsida Thierry Guiguemde, Yakou Dieye, Aminata Coll é Lô, Magatte Ndiaye, Aminata Lam, Isaac Akhénaton Manga, Gnagna Dieng Sow, Moussa Diop, Tamba Souané, Marie Pièrre Diouf, Roger Clément Kouly Tine and Babacar Faye Tags: Retraction Note Source Type: research
Ex-ante impact of pest des petits ruminant control on micro and macro socioeconomic indicators in Senegal: A system dynamics modelling approach
This study ’s findings offer an empirical justification for a sustainable approach to PPR eradication. The information on the socioeconomic benefits of vaccination can be promoted via sensitization campaigns to stimulate farmers’ uptake of the practice. This study can inform investment in PPR control. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - July 5, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Joshua Aboah Source Type: research
Nephroprotective effects of Acacia senegal against aflatoxicosis via targeting inflammatory and apoptotic signaling pathways
In conclusion, current study obviously confirms the alleviating effects of Gum supplementation against AFB1-induced renal dysfunction, oxidative harm, inflammation, and cell death. These mitigating effects are suggested to be attributed to Gum's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Our results recommend Gum supplementation as add-on agents to food that might aid in protection from AFB1-induced nephrotoxicity.PMID:37385018 | DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115194 (Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - June 29, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Obeid Shanab Samir M El-Rayes Waleed F Khalil Noha Ahmed Afaf Abdelkader Nashwa H Aborayah Ahmed M Atwa Faten I Mohammed Hend E Nasr Samah F Ibrahim Amr M Khattab Mohammed Alsieni Ali Behairy Liana Fericean Lina A Mohammed Ahmed Abdeen Source Type: research
Nephroprotective effects of Acacia senegal against aflatoxicosis via targeting inflammatory and apoptotic signaling pathways
In conclusion, current study obviously confirms the alleviating effects of Gum supplementation against AFB1-induced renal dysfunction, oxidative harm, inflammation, and cell death. These mitigating effects are suggested to be attributed to Gum's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Our results recommend Gum supplementation as add-on agents to food that might aid in protection from AFB1-induced nephrotoxicity.PMID:37385018 | DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115194 (Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - June 29, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Obeid Shanab Samir M El-Rayes Waleed F Khalil Noha Ahmed Afaf Abdelkader Nashwa H Aborayah Ahmed M Atwa Faten I Mohammed Hend E Nasr Samah F Ibrahim Amr M Khattab Mohammed Alsieni Ali Behairy Liana Fericean Lina A Mohammed Ahmed Abdeen Source Type: research
Sustainability energy security: 20 years assessment of the West African Nations using a comprehensive entropy-TOPSIS analysis
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jun 14. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28116-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnergy security in Africa has become a crucial issue in recent times due to the imminent lack of access to electricity, increasing energy demand informed by economic growth, population growth, and forecasts that point to business as usual on the continent based on these variables. While the West African region has abundant energy resources, they have not yet been translated into sustainable energy security, as it pertains to energy availability. This is a persistent challenge that needs to be addressed to support economi...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - June 14, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Humphrey Adun Source Type: research
NIH mandate that foreign partners of U.S. scientists regularly submit all data stirs outcry
Many U.S. biomedical researchers and their collaborators abroad are reacting with alarm to a new National Institutes of Health requirement that foreign groups send their NIH partners copies of their lab notebooks and other raw data at least every few months. It’s “crazy,” says Brazilian researcher Mauro Teixeira, who gets NIH funding through a U.S. university for a mosquito-borne disease study.
The 19 May
policy change
, sparked by concerns about U.S.-funded virology research in China, could impose a costly new paperwork burden on all NIH grants with foreign partners, from lab studies to clinical tria...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - June 13, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
In Africa, doubts about vaccines grew during pandemic, survey finds
Public confidence in vaccines has declined across sub-Saharan Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.
A survey of 17,000 people in eight African nations found that the share of respondents agreeing with the statement that “vaccines are important for children” dropped by up to 20 percentage points from 2020 to 2022. The survey also revealed growing doubts about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and other immunizations in some nations and subnational regions.
The trends represent “an early warning signal” for efforts to widely vaccinate children and adults, says Charles She...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - June 12, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Evolution of laparoscopic surgery in a sub-Saharan African country: a 30-year literature review in Senegal
ConclusionsThis systematic review showed a predominance of the laparoscopy publications from the capital in Dakar with favorable outcomes. This technique should be popularized in the different regions of the country and its indications expanded.Graphical abstract (Source: Surgical Endoscopy)
Source: Surgical Endoscopy - June 12, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Phytochemical Content, Antibacterial Activity, and Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytotoxic Effects of Traditional Medicinal Plants against Respiratory Tract Bacterial Pathogens
This study aimed to determine the in vitro antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic effects of indigenous medicinal plants used in the treatment of RTIs, namely, Senna petersiana, Gardenia volkensii, Acacia senegal, and Clerodendrum glabrum. Dried leaves were extracted using various organic solvents. Antibacterial activity was quantified using the microbroth dilution assay. Protein denaturation assays were used to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity. The cytotoxicity of the extracts towards THP-1 macrophages was evaluated using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Antioxidant...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - June 9, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Mashilo M Matotoka Gabriel T Mashabela Peter Masoko Source Type: research
Local contextual factors of child stunting found via shared values of stakeholder groups: an exploratory case study in Kaffrine, Senegal
CONCLUSIONS: Local contextual factors were identified. Pre-knowledge of these could significantly improve effectiveness of intervention designs locally, with possible applicability at other sites. The WeValue_InSitu approach proved efficient and useful for making tangible contextual factors and their potential links to stunting, via a lens of local shared values, showing general promise for intervention research.PMID:37288526 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023001088 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - June 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Juan M Moreno Annabel J Chapman Chike C Ebido Nd èye Marième Sougou Amadou H Diallo Rahel N Tening Fatou B Dial Jessica Massonnie Mahsa Firoozmand Cheikh El Hadji Abdoulaye Niang Claire Heffernan Marie K Harder Source Type: research
Local contextual factors of child stunting found via shared values of stakeholder groups: an exploratory case study in Kaffrine, Senegal
CONCLUSIONS: Local contextual factors were identified. Pre-knowledge of these could significantly improve effectiveness of intervention designs locally, with possible applicability at other sites. The WeValue_InSitu approach proved efficient and useful for making tangible contextual factors and their potential links to stunting, via a lens of local shared values, showing general promise for intervention research.PMID:37288526 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023001088 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - June 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Juan M Moreno Annabel J Chapman Chike C Ebido Nd èye Marième Sougou Amadou H Diallo Rahel N Tening Fatou B Dial Jessica Massonnie Mahsa Firoozmand Cheikh El Hadji Abdoulaye Niang Claire Heffernan Marie K Harder Source Type: research
Unintended consequences of implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions for the COVID-19 response in Africa: experiences from DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda
The coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic is one of the most terrifying disasters of the twenty-first century. The non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to control the spread of the disease had numerou... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - June 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Issakha Diallo, Rawlance Ndejjo, Mamadou Makhtar Mback é Leye, Landry Egbende, Andrew Tusubira, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Manel Fall, Noel Namuhani, Marc Bosonkie, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Youssoupha Ndiaye, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Ndeye Mareme Sougou, Segun Bello, Tags: Research Source Type: research
