Mobile laboratory to improve response to meningitis epidemics, Burkina Faso epidemic season 2004 by R. T. Ouedraogo, B.-M. Njanpop-Lafourcade, P. Jaillard, Y. Traoré, J. E. Mueller, J.-F. Aguilera, M. Dabal, S. R. Tiendrébéogo, W. Goehde, A. da Silva, B. D. Gessner, P. Stoecke

“…A Mobile Laboratory was developed for use primarily during the epidemic meningitis season in Burkina Faso. This report describes the Mobile Laboratory characteristics, its use to date, problems encountered and their resolution, and future directions. …”
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Viral etiology of respiratory tract infections in children at the pediatric hospital in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). by Solange Ouédraogo, Blaise Traoré, Zah Ange Brice Nene Bi, Firmin Tiandama Yonli, Donatien Kima, Pierre Bonané, Lassané Congo, Rasmata Ouédraogo Traoré, Diarra Yé, Christophe Marguet, Jean-Christophe Plantier, Astrid Vabret, Marie Gueudin

“…The circulation of viruses classically implicated in ARIs is poorly known in Burkina Faso. The aim of this study was to identify the respiratory viruses present in children admitted to or consulting at the pediatric hospital in Ouagadougou. …”
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Detection and quantification of pesticide residues in tomatoes sold in urban markets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Michel Mainack Dione, Rousseau Djouaka, Serge Foukmeniok Mbokou, Guy Sidwatta Ilboudo, Abdoul Aziz Ouedraogo, Getachew Dinede, Kristina Roesel, Delia Grace, Delia Grace, Theodore J. D. Knight-Jones

“…Introduction“What people worry about, and what makes them sick and kills them, are not the same” is maxim for risk communication experts. In Burkina Faso, pesticides are used by vegetable producers to improve productivity. …”
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Exploring the willingness to pay for ecological tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Benin and Burkina Faso by Parfait K. Tapsoba, Augustin K.N. Aoudji, Madeleine Kabore Konkobo, Marie-Paule Kestemont, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako

“…This research aims to analyse consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for agroecological tomatoes in Burkina Faso and Benin. For this, twelve Vickrey's second-best price auction sessions involving 360 consumers were organized. …”
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Association of malaria and curable sexually transmitted infections with pregnancy outcomes in rural Burkina Faso by Serge Henri Zango, Moussa Lingani, Innocent Valea, Ouindpanga Sekou Samadoulougou, Biebo Bihoun, Diagniagou Lankoande, Phillipe Donnen, Michele Dramaix, Halidou Tinto, Annie Robert

“…After decades of intervention, we assessed the impact of these infections on pregnancy outcomes in rural setting of Burkina Faso. Methods Antenatal care and delivery data of pregnant women attending health facilities in 2016 and 2017 were collected in two rural districts namely Nanoro and Yako, in Burkina Faso. …”
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Investigating the performance of agricultural sector on well-being: New evidence from Burkina Faso by Ousmane Traore, Chang Wei, Abdul Rehman

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Serologic Prevalence of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Soum Province, North of Burkina Faso by A. Sow, L. Ouattara, Z. Compaoré, B. R. Doulkom, M. Pare, G. Poda, J. Nyambré

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Beyond scarcity: Conflicts over land and social relations in south- western Burkina Faso by Bettina Engels

“…We examine local conflicts over land in the Comoé province, south-western Burkina Faso and illustrate how local citizenship is negotiated in these conflicts. …”
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Quantifying individual variability in exposure risk to mosquito bites in the Cascades region, Burkina Faso by Federica Guglielmo, Antoine Sanou, Thomas Churcher, Heather M. Ferguson, Hilary Ranson, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

“…Abstract Background The Cascades region, Burkina Faso, has a high malaria burden despite reported high insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN) use. …”
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Gender bias in education in Burkina Faso: Who pays the piper? Who calls the tune? by Some Touorouzou

“…In this chapter, I analyze policies developed by the government of Burkina Faso in order to redress an imbalance in gender education. …”
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CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND FOOD CRISES IN BURKINA FASO: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS by Patrice R. Zidouemba

“…This paper is an attempt to assess the impact of climate change on households’ food security in Burkina Faso using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model in which we incorporate a random parameter that captures the effect of climate fluctuations on crop yields and on international food prices. …”
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Aflatoxins contents determination in some foodstuffs in Burkina Faso and human health risk assessment by Moumouni Bandé, Inna Traoré, Fulbert Nikiema, Naamwin-So-Bawfu Romaric Méda, Dissinvel S. Kpoda, Bazoin Sylvain Raoul Bazié, Marceline Ouédraogo/Kagambèga, Inoussa Ilboudo, Ouambila Isidore Sama, Abdoul Kiswensida Müller Compaoré, Naa-Imwine Stanislas Dimitri Meda, Bernadette Pane Ouattara Sourabie, Hervé Hien, Élie Kabré

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Hepatitis E Virus Infections among Patients with Acute Febrile Jaundice in Burkina Faso by Chloé Dimeglio, Dramane Kania, Judith Mbombi Mantono, Thérèse Kagoné, Sylvie Zida, Souleymane Tassembedo, Amadou Dicko, Bachirou Tinto, Seydou Yaro, Hervé Hien, Jérémi Rouamba, Brice Bicaba, Isaïe Medah, Nicolas Meda, Oumar Traoré, Edouard Tuaillon, Florence Abravanel, Jacques Izopet

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Consommation de produits laitiers dans les centres urbains de Burkina Faso by Goossens, F., Issoufou, S., Tollens, E.

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Beyond scarcity: Conflicts over land and social relations in south- western Burkina Faso by Bettina Engels

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Analyse sémique de la poésie féminine au Burkina Faso. Anthologie francophone by Kandayinga Landry Guy Gabriel YAMEOGO

“…À partir de la stylistique et de la théorie de l’analyse sémique développée par certains linguistes, cette étude s’intéresse à la poésie burkinabè d’auteurs féminins, mentionnés dans Poésie du Burkina Faso. Anthologie francophone de T. F. Pacéré et Y. …”
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Sentinel laboratory compliance with best practices in Burkina Faso’s antimicrobial resistance surveillance network by Dame Yenyetou, Emmanuel Zongo, Emilie Dama, Merci Muhigwa, Issouf Sanou, Charles Sawadogo, Soumaya Ouangraoua, Ibrahim Sangare, Abdoulaye Nikiema, Anicet G. Dahourou, Abdoul S. Ouedraogo

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Different approaches for delivery of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) to pregnant women in Burkina Faso by Traoré Abdoulaye, Diarra Amidou, Coulibaly Sheick O, Ouédraogo Alphonse, Sirima Sodiomon B, Magnussen Pascal

Water use inside inland valleys agro-systems in the Dano basin, Burkina Faso by Wenceslas Somda, Bernhard Tischbein, Janos J. Bogardi

“…The hydrological behavior of inland valleys agro-systems is investigated in the Dano basin in South-Western Burkina Faso. Four inland valleys, two with irrigation reservoirs, one with contour bunds and the last with drainage canals were monitored during two hydrological years from June 2014 to May 2016 and compared. …”
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The influence of crop production and socioeconomic factors on seasonal household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso. by Jérôme W Somé, Andrew D Jones

“…We assessed seasonal differences in household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso, and determined the extent to which household socioeconomic status and crop production diversity modify changes in dietary diversity across seasons, using data from the nationally representative 2014 Burkina Faso Continuous Multisectoral Survey (EMC). …”
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