Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Strains in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Children in Manhiça District, Southern Mozambique 2008–2019 by Filomena Manjate, Eva D. João, Percina Chirinda, Marcelino Garrine, Delfino Vubil, Nélio Nobela, Karen Kotloff, James P. Nataro, Tacilta Nhampossa, Sozinho Acácio, Jacqueline E. Tate, Umesh Parashar, Jason M. Mwenda, Pedro L. Alonso, Martin Nyaga, Celso Cunha, Inácio Mandomando

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Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa by H S Grantham, A Shapiro, D Bonfils, V Gond, E Goldman, F Maisels, A J Plumptre, T Rayden, J G Robinson, S Strindberg, E Stokes, A I T T Tulloch, J E M Watson, L Williams, O Rickenbach

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LES TRAITES MAKOKO ET LA BALKANISATION DE L’ÉTAT TEKE PRÉCOLONIAL by NGANTSAU wa NDEBO muana Tyô

“…Le peuple Téké se localise actuellement dans les trois pays à savoir : la République Démocratique du Congo, le Congo Brazzaville et le Gabon. Cet Etat avait été balkanisé par les pseudos traités Makoko de PS De Brazza et accords présentés par HM Stanley entre 1880-1885. …”
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“Zero Dose” Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: How Many and Who Are They? by Daniel Katuashi Ishoso, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Christophe Luhata Lungayo, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Christian Ngandu, Eric Mafuta, Paul Samson Lusamba Dikassa, Aimée Lulebo, Deo Manirakiza, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, Moise Désiré Yapi, Gaga Fidele Ngabo, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa

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Differential Prevalences of Pfmdr1 Polymorphisms in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infections in Lastoursville: A Rural Area in East-Central Gabon by Ontoua SS, Kouna LC, Oyegue-Liabagui SL, Voumbo-Matoumona DF, Moukodoum DN, Imboumy-Limoukou RK, Lekana-Douki JB

“…Steede Seinnat Ontoua,1,* Lady Charlene Kouna,1,* Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui,1,2 Dominique Fatima Voumbo-Matoumona,3 Diamella Nancy Moukodoum,1 Romeo Karl Imboumy-Limoukou,1 Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki1,4 1Unité d’Evolution, Epidémiologie et Résistance Parasitaire (UNEEREP), Centre Interdisciplinaire des Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon; 2Ecole Doctorale Régionale d’Afrique Centrale en Infectiologie Tropicale (ECODRAC), Université de Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), Franceville, BP 876, Gabon; 3Départements des Masters/Licences, Parcours-Types des Sciences Biologiques, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, BP 69, Congo; 4Département de Parasitologie-Mycologie Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université des Sciences de la Santé (USS), Libreville, BP 4009, Gabon*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jean Bernard Lekana-DoukiUNEEREP-CIRMF, Franceville, B.P. 769, GabonTel +241 62521250; +241 6259590Email lekana_jb@yahoo.frPurpose: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection is identified as a cardiovascular risk factor in Central Africans by Longo-Mbenza B, Nsenga JN, Mokondjimobe E, Gombet T, Assori IN, Ibara JR, Ellenga-Mbolla B, Vangu DN, Fuele SM

“…Benjamin Longo-Mbenza,1 Jacqueline Nkondi Nsenga,2 Etienne Mokondjimobe,3 Thierry Gombet,3 Itoua Ngaporo Assori,3 Jean Rosaire Ibara,3 Bertrand Ellenga-Mbolla,3 Dieudonné Ngoma Vangu,4 Simon Mbungu Fuele41Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa; 2Division of Gastroenterology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; 3Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo; 4Biostatistics Unit, Lomo Medical Center, Limete, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoBackground: Helicobacter pylori is now incriminated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.Objective: To examine the importance of H. pylori infection as a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor.Methods: Two hundred five patients (128 with H. pylori infection [HP-seropositive] and 77 without) had a baseline assessment for other potential CVD risk factors and were followed prospectively for 10 years (1999–2008). …”
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Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future by Nathan Kapata, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Francine Ntoumi, Tajudeen Raji, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Peter Mwaba, Victor Mukonka, Matthew Bates, John Tembo, Victor Corman, Sayoki Mfinanga, Danny Asogun, Linzy Elton, Liã Bárbara Arruda, Margaret J. Thomason, Leonard Mboera, Alexei Yavlinsky, Najmul Haider, David Simons, Lara Hollmann, Swaib A. Lule, Francisco Veas, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Osman Dar, Sarah Edwards, Francesco Vairo, Timothy D. McHugh, Christian Drosten, Richard Kock, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla

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Taking forward a ‘One Health’ approach for turning the tide against the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and other zoonotic pathogens with epidemic potential by Alimuddin Zumla, Osman Dar, Richard Kock, Matthew Muturi, Francine Ntoumi, Pontiano Kaleebu, Macete Eusebio, Sayoki Mfinanga, Matthew Bates, Peter Mwaba, Rashid Ansumana, Mishal Khan, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Matthew Cotten, Esam I. Azhar, Markus Maeurer, Giuseppe Ippolito, Eskild Petersen

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Genomic Analysis of G2P[4] Group A Rotaviruses in Zambia Reveals Positive Selection in Amino Acid Site 7 of Viral Protein 3 by Peter N. Mwangi, Robyn-Lee Potgieter, Julia Simwaka, Evans M. Mpabalwani, Jason M. Mwenda, Milton T. Mogotsi, Nonkululeko Magagula, Mathew D. Esona, A. Duncan Steele, Mapaseka L. Seheri, Martin M. Nyaga

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Implementation of an outbreak response vaccination campaign with typhoid conjugate vaccine – Harare, Zimbabwe, 2019 by M. Poncin, J. Marembo, P. Chitando, N. Sreenivasan, I. Makwara, Z. Machekanyanga, W. Nyabyenda, I. Mukeredzi, M. Munyanyi, A. Hidle, F. Chingwena, C. Chigwena, P. Atuhebwe, H. Matzger, R. Chigerwe, A. Shaum, K. Date, D. Garone, P. Chonzi, J. Barak, I. Phiri, M. Rupfutse, K. Masunda, A. Gasasira, P. Manangazira

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Disseminating information on acute public health events globally: experiences from the WHO’s Disease Outbreak News by Ibrahima Socé Fall, Babatunde Olowokure, Oliver Morgan, Masaya Kato, Roberta Andraghetti, Maria Almiron, George Sie Williams, Aura Corpuz, Amarnath Babu, Tshewang Dorji, Tamano Matsui, Ka Yeung Cheng, Lauren E MacDonald, Harsh Lata, Alessandro Miglietta, Eri Togami, Neil Jan Saad Duque, Devin Perkins, Jukka Tapani Pukkila, Carmen Dolea, Abdirahman Mahamud, Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Esther Hamblion

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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV: a review of the achievements and challenges in Burkina-Faso by Ghoma Linguissi LS, Sagna T, Soubeiga ST, Gwom LC, Nkenfou CN, Obiri-Yeboah D, Ouattara AK, Pietra V, Simpore J

“…Laure Stella Ghoma Linguissi1,2 Tani Sagna3,4, Serge Théophile Soubeiga1,4, Luc Christian Gwom,5 Céline Nguefeu Nkenfou6,5, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah,7 Abdoul Karim Ouattara1,4, Virginio Pietra,4 Jacques Simpore1,41Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et de Génétique, Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 2Institut National de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSSA), Brazzaville, Republic of Congo; 3Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 4Centre de Recherche Biomoleculaire Pietro Annigoni (CERBA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 5“Chantal Biya” International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/Aids Prevention and Management (CBIRC), Yaoundé, Cameroon; 6Higher Teachers’ Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 7Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, GhanaBackground: Burkina-Faso’s HIV/AIDS program is one of the most successful in Africa, with a declining HIV prevalence and treatment outcomes that rival those of developed countries. …”
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Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 by Global Burden of Disease 2015 Tobacco Collaborators, Ali, R, Hay, S

“…A greater percentage of countries and territories achieved significant annualised rates of decline in smoking prevalence from 1990 to 2005 than in between 2005 and 2015; however, only four countries had significant annualised increases in smoking prevalence between 2005 and 2015 (Congo [Brazzaville] and Azerbaijan for men and Kuwait and Timor-Leste for women). …”

Pangolins in global camera trap data: Implications for ecological monitoring by Hannah Khwaja, Claire Buchan, Oliver R. Wearn, Laila Bahaa-el-din, Drew Bantlin, Henry Bernard, Robert Bitariho, Torsten Bohm, Jimmy Borah, Jedediah Brodie, Wanlop Chutipong, Byron du Preez, Alex Ebang-Mbele, Sarah Edwards, Emilie Fairet, Jackson L. Frechette, Adrian Garside, Luke Gibson, Anthony Giordano, Govindan Veeraswami Gopi, Alys Granados, Sanjay Gubbi, Franziska Harich, Barbara Haurez, Rasmus W. Havmøller, Olga Helmy, Lynne A. Isbell, Kate Jenks, Riddhika Kalle, Anucha Kamjing, Daphawan Khamcha, Cisquet Kiebou-Opepa, Margaret Kinnaird, Caroline Kruger, Anne Laudisoit, Antony Lynam, Suzanne E. Macdonald, John Mathai, Julia Metsio Sienne, Amelia Meier, David Mills, Jayasilan Mohd-Azlan, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Helen C. Nash, Dusit Ngoprasert, An Nguyen, Tim O’Brien, David Olson, Christopher Orbell, John Poulsen, Tharmalingam Ramesh, DeeAnn Reeder, Rafael Reyna, Lindsey N. Rich, Johanna Rode-Margono, Francesco Rovero, Douglas Sheil, Matthew H. Shirley, Ken Stratford, Niti Sukumal, Saranphat Suwanrat, Naruemon Tantipisanuh, Andrew Tilker, Tim Van Berkel, Leanne K. Van der Weyde, Matthew Varney, Florian Weise, Ingrid Wiesel, Andreas Wilting, Seth T. Wong, Carly Waterman, Daniel W.S. Challender

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Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Francine Ntoumi, Nathan Kapata, Patrick Lungu, Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga, Jeremiah Chakaya, John Tembo, Cordelia Himwaze, Rashid Ansumana, Danny Asogun, Sayoki Mfinanga, Peter Nyasulu, Peter Mwaba, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Alimuddin Zumla, Jean B. Nachega

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Etiologies and factors associated with mortality in patients with non-traumatic coma in a tertiary hospital in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by Guy-Quesney Mateso, Samuel Makali, Ashuza Shamamba, Balola Ntaboba, Victoire Urbain, Musingilwa Eric, Emmanuel Murhabazi, Martine Mihigo, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Landry Kabego, Marius Baguma

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Strengthening weather forecast and dissemination capabilities in Central Africa: Case assessment of intense flooding in January 2020 by Igri Moudi Pascal, Taguemfo Kammalac Jores, Joshua Talib, Vondou D. Appolinaire, Linda Hirons, Nguilambouhe Christian, Dassi Tene Romeo-Ledoux, Talla Fogang Michael, Mabi Marceline, S. Tanessong Roméo, Cheikh Dione, Elisabeth Thompson, Abubakr A.M. Salih, Semingar Ngaryamgaye

“…The first dekad of January 2020 was characterised by heavy precipitation in the capital of the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville, which led to several localised landslides. …”
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How can we evaluate the potential of innovative vaccine products and technologies in resource constrained settings? A total systems effectiveness (TSE) approach to decision-making by Siobhan Botwright, Anna-Lea Kahn, Raymond Hutubessy, Patrick Lydon, Joseph Biey, Abdoul Karim Sidibe, Ibrahima Diarra, Mardiati Nadjib, Auliya A. Suwantika, Ery Setiawan, Rachel Archer, Debra Kristensen, Marion Menozzi-Arnaud, Ado Mpia Bwaka, Jason M. Mwenda, Birgitte K. Giersing

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RSAT variation-tools: An accessible and flexible framework to predict the impact of regulatory variants on transcription factor binding by Walter Santana-Garcia, Maria Rocha-Acevedo, Lucia Ramirez-Navarro, Yvon Mbouamboua, Denis Thieffry, Morgane Thomas-Chollier, Bruno Contreras-Moreira, Jacques van Helden, Alejandra Medina-Rivera

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Recent Budget of Hydroclimatology and Hydrosedimentology of the Congo River in Central Africa by Alain Laraque, Guy D. Moukandi N’kaya, Didier Orange, Raphael Tshimanga, Jean Marie Tshitenge, Gil Mahé, Cyriaque R. Nguimalet, Mark A. Trigg, Santiago Yepez, Georges Gulemvuga

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