APOBEC3G Variants and Protection against HIV-1 Infection in Burkina Faso. by Tegwinde Rebeca Compaore, Serge Theophile Soubeiga, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Damehan Tchelougou, Mamoudou Maiga, Maleki Assih, Cyrille Bisseye, Didier Bakouan, Issaka Pierre Compaore, Augustine Dembele, Jeremy Martinson, Jacques Simpore

“…Our study had two main objectives: firstly, to screen a population from Burkina Faso for three variants of APOBEC3G previously described, and secondly to analyze the effect of these three variants and their haplotypes on HIV-1 infection with Circulating Recombinant Forms (CRFs) present in Burkina Faso. …”
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Milk Production and Sanitary Risk along the Food Chain in Five Cities in Burkina Faso by Hama Cissé, Adama Sawadogo, Boureima Kagambèga, Cheikna Zongo, Yves Traoré, Aly Savadogo

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Guerre des terres et conflits sociopolitiques au Burkina Faso : analyse sémiotique by Kouaman IDO

“…Résumé: Au Burkina Faso de nos jours, la terre constitue un point d’achoppement en ce sens qu’il est difficile de trouver un espace pour un projet agricole, sans se heurter à cette double revendication des occupants illégaux qui en réclament la paternité. …”
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Field Evaluation of the Performance of Two Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Meningitis in Niger and Burkina Faso by Marc Rondy, Mamadou Tamboura, Fati Sidikou, Issaka Yameogo, Kambire Dinanibe, Guetwende Sawadogo, Chantal Kambire, Halima Mainassara, Ali Elhaj Mahamane, Baruani Bienvenu, Haladou Moussa, Rasmata Ouedraogo, Katya Fernandez, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Olivier Ronveaux

“…We conducted an independent evaluation of both tests under field conditions in Burkina Faso and Niger, in 2018–2019. The tests were performed in the cerebrospinal fluid of suspected meningitis cases from health centers in alert districts and compared to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction tests performed at national reference laboratories (NRLs). …”
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Solar Microcredit, or how to facilitate access to electricity in rural areas: an example in Burkina Faso by Sarah Holt

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Erratum: Interdisciplinary assessment of market oriented yam cultivation in semi-arid Burkina Faso by Frontiers Production Office

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Gestion des grossesses non désirées au Bénin et au Burkina Faso by Carine Baxerres, Ines Boko, Adjara Konkobo, Fatoumata Ouattara, Agnès Guillaume

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Kalanda: The Knowledge of the Bush, by Lorenzo Ferrarini, UK-Burkina Faso, 2014, 62 min. by Redazione ANUAC

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Exploitation traditionnelle des végétaux spontanés en région sahélienne du Burkina Faso by Souleymane Ganaba, Jean Marie Ouadba, Ouétian Bognounou

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Therapeutic efficacy of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and chloroquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy in Burkina Faso by Koné Bibiane, Traoré Salifou, Nezien Désiré, Coulibaly Sheick, Magnussen Pascal

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A reduction in the therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine (CQ) and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has recently been observed in Burkina Faso. As these two drugs are used in pregnancy, their efficacy in pregnant women was studied to directly assess the level of drug resistance in this specific population, rather than to extrapolate results of studies conducted in children < 5 years of age.…”
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The effects of climate change-induced flooding on harvest failure in Burkina Faso: case study by Charlotte Müller, Charlotte Müller, Windpanga Aristide Ouédraogo, Maximilian Schwarz, Sandra Barteit, Rainer Sauerborn

“…In contrast to the majority of research on weather extremes in sub-Saharan Africa, which focus primarily on how a lack of rainfall causes droughts, this paper aims to elucidate the effect of flooding on harvest failure in rural Burkina Faso.MethodsWe conducted a case study in north-western Nouna, Burkina Faso, between August and December 2021 covering a study population of n = 180 participants. …”
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Enquête sur les causes de mortalité des pintadeaux au Burkina Faso by R. Bessin, Adrien Marie Gaston Belem, H. Boussini, Z. Compaoré, Y. Kaboret, M.A. Dembélé

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Seroprevalence, genotyping and monitoring of hepatitis C viral loads in patients on antivirals in Burkina Faso by Edwige T. Yelemkoure, Albert T. Yonli, Hermann K. Sombié, Issoufou Tao, Abdou Azaque Zouré, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Abel P. Sorgho, Arsène W. Zongo, Moctar T.A. Zeba, Isabelle T. Kiendrebeogo, Prosper Bado, Madeleine K. Kabré, Théodora M. Zohoncon, Florencia W. Djigma, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Jacques Simpore

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Impacts of climate change and pumping on groundwater resources in the Kou River basin, Burkina Faso by Tirogo, Justine, Jost, Anne, Biaou, Angelbert, Koussoubé, Youssouf, Ribstein, Pierre, Dakouré, Denis

“…This work focuses on the Kou basin in Burkina Faso, which holds a large groundwater resource resulting in exceptional springs. …”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Quality of Groundwater and Risk Factors for Its Pollution in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Oumar Traoré, Dissinviel Stéphane Kpoda, René Dembélé, Courage Kosi Setsoafia Saba, Johannes Cairns, Nicolas Barro, Kaisa Haukka

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Assessing Carbon Emissions from Biomass Burning in Croplands in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Pawend-taoré Christian Bougma, Loyapin Bondé, Valaire Séraphin Ouehoudja Yaro, Amanuel Woldeselassie Gebremichael, Oumarou Ouédraogo

“…This study aims to assess carbon (C) emissions and establish C, CO, CO₂ and CH₄ emission factors (EFs) by simultaneously testing the effects of climatic conditions and cropland category on gas emissions. In Burkina Faso, 96 experimental fires were conducted in accordance with farmers’ operations during the land-clearing season in two climatic zones (Sudanian and Sudano-Sahelian) and across two cropland categories (Cropland Remaining Cropland (CC) and Land Converted to Cropland (LC)). …”
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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Human Cysticercosis in 60 Villages in Three Provinces of Burkina Faso. by Hélène Carabin, Athanase Millogo, Assana Cissé, Sarah Gabriël, Ida Sahlu, Pierre Dorny, Cici Bauer, Zekiba Tarnagda, Linda D Cowan, Rasmané Ganaba

“…This study aims to estimate the magnitude of association of individual-level and village-level factors with current human cysticercosis in 60 villages located in three Provinces of Burkina Faso.Baseline cross-sectional data collected between February 2011 and January 2012 from a large community randomized-control trial were used. …”
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Assessing changes in costs of maternal postpartum services between 2013 and 2014 in Burkina Faso by Danielle Yugbaré Belemsaga, Anne Goujon, Olivier Degomme, Tchichihouenichidah Nassa, Els Duysburgh, Seni Kouanda, Marleen Temmerman

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Nutritional Status of Patients with Tuberculosis and Associated Factors in the Health Centre Region of Burkina Faso by Beatrice B. Musuenge, Ghislain G. Poda, Pei-Chun Chen

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Designing sustainable pathways for the livestock sector: the example of Atsbi, Ethiopia and Bama, Burkina Faso by Catherine Pfeifer, Joanne Morris, Jonathan Ensor, Salifou Ouédraogo-Koné, Dawit W. Mulatu, Mekonnen Wakeyo

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