Evidence for Divergent Selection on Immune Genes between the African Malaria Vectors, <i>Anopheles coluzzii</i> and <i>A. gambiae</i> by Yoosook Lee, Lattha Souvannaseng, Travis C. Collier, Bradley J. Main, Laura C. Norris, Abdarahamane Fofana, Sekou F. Traoré, Anthony J. Cornel, Shirley Luckhart, Gregory C. Lanzaro

“…In West Africa, the primary malaria vectors are <i>Anopheles coluzzii</i> and <i>A. gambiae</i> sensu stricto, which is subdivided into the Bamako and Savanna sub-taxa. …”
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Neural Marker of Habituation at 5 Months of Age Associated with Deferred Imitation Performance at 12 Months: A Longitudinal Study in the UK and The Gambia by Laura Katus, Bosiljka Milosavljevic, Maria Rozhko, Samantha McCann, Luke Mason, Ebrima Mbye, Ebou Touray, Sophie E. Moore, Clare E. Elwell, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Michelle de Haan, The BRIGHT Study Team

“…In this paper, we examine associations between ERP markers of habituation and novelty detection measured at 1 and 5 months of infant age in the UK (<i>n</i> = 61) and rural Gambia (<i>n</i> = 214) and infants’ responses on a deferred imitation task at 8 and 12 months. …”
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Field evaluation of a schistosome circulating cathodic antigen rapid test kit at point-of-care for mapping of schistosomiasis endemic districts in The Gambia. by Bakary Sanneh, Ebrima Joof, Abdoulie M Sanyang, Kristen Renneker, Yaya Camara, Alhagie Papa Sey, Sheriffo Jagne, Ignatius Baldeh, Serign Jawo Ceesay, Sana M Sambou, Kisito Ogoussan

“…This study was intended to evaluate the field accuracy of POC-CCA as a rapid test kit for schistosomiasis mapping in The Gambia.This prospective study was conducted in 4 regions in the country. …”
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CYP6 P450 enzymes and ACE-1 duplication produce extreme and multiple insecticide resistance in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. by Constant V Edi, Luc Djogbénou, Adam M Jenkins, Kimberly Regna, Marc A T Muskavitch, Rodolphe Poupardin, Christopher M Jones, John Essandoh, Guillaume K Kétoh, Mark J I Paine, Benjamin G Koudou, Martin J Donnelly, Hilary Ranson, David Weetman

“…Emergence of a very strong carbamate resistance phenotype in Anopheles gambiae from Tiassalé, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, is therefore a potentially major operational challenge, particularly because these malaria vectors now exhibit resistance to multiple insecticide classes. …”
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Neural marker of habituation at 5 months of age associated with deferred imitation performance at 12 months: a longitudinal study in the UK and the Gambia by Katus, Laura, Milosavljevic, Bosiljka, Rozhko, Maria, McCann, Samantha, Mason, Luke, Mbye, Ebrima, Touray, Ebou, Moore, Sophie E., Elwell, Clare E., Lloyd-Fox, Sarah, de Haan, Michelle, The Bright Study Team

“…In this paper, we examine associations between ERP markers of habituation and novelty detection measured at 1 and 5 months of infant age in the UK (n = 61) and rural Gambia (n = 214) and infants' responses on a deferred imitation task at 8 and 12 months. …”
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Variation in an intron sequence of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene correlates with genetic differentiation between Anopheles gambiae s.s. molecular forms. by Gentile, G, Santolamazza, F, Fanello, C, Petrarca, V, Caccone, A, della Torre, A

“…We present the results of a geographical survey of genetic variation in Anopheles gambiae M and S molecular forms from ten African countries at Intron I of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene. …”

Efficacy and effectiveness of infant vaccination against chronic hepatitis B in the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (1986-90) and in the nationwide immunisation program by Peto, T, Mendy, M, Lowe, Y, Webb, E, Whittle, H, Hall, A

“…Background: Gambian infants were not routinely vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV) before 1986. During 1986-90 the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (GHIS) allocated 125,000 infants, by area, to vaccination or not and thereafter all infants were offered the vaccine through the nationwide immunisation programme. …”

Efficacy and effectiveness of infant vaccination against chronic hepatitis B in the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (1986–90) and in the nationwide immunisation program by Peto, TJ, Mendy, M, Lowe, Y, Webb, E, Whittle, H, Hall, A

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"><b>Background:</b> Gambian infants were not routinely vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV) before 1986. During 1986–90 the Gambia Hepatitis Intervention Study (GHIS) allocated 125,000 infants, by area, to vaccination or not and thereafter all infants were offered the vaccine through the nationwide immunisation programme. …”

Assessing the role of Islamic microfinance: a women empowerment case study by Aja Fatou Senghore

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Jurisdiction of International Court of Justice (ICJ) Over the Genocide Violations: with Special References to Rohingya Case by Yordan Gunawan, Sonya Whisler Refisyanti, Aliza Mufida, Kukuh Derajat Takarub, Aisah Nur

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A Perspective on the Strategy for Advancing ETVAX^®, An Anti-ETEC Diarrheal Disease Vaccine, into a Field Efficacy Trial in Gambian Children: Rationale, Challenges, Lesso... by M. Jahangir Hossain, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, Nils Carlin, Umberto D’Alessandro, Thomas F. Wierzba

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Quantifying excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in The Gambia: a time-series analysis of three health and demographic surveillance systems by Nuredin I. Mohammed, Grant Mackenzie, Esu Ezeani, Mamadi Sidibeh, Lamin Jammeh, Golam Sarwar, Aji Kumba Folawiyo Saine, Bakary Sonko, Pierre Gomez, Bai Lamin Dondeh, M. Jahangir Hossain, Momodou Jasseh, Effua Usuf, Andrew M. Prentice, David Jeffries, Umberto Dalessandro, Anna Roca

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Migración africana a España by David Arias Marín

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Treat All versus targeted strategies to select HBV-infected people for antiviral therapy in The Gambia, west Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Liem B Luong Nguyen, PhD, Maud Lemoine, ProfPhD, Gibril Ndow, MD, Zachary J Ward, PhD, Timothy B Hallet, ProfPhD, Umberto D’Alessandro, ProfPhD, Mark Thursz, ProfMD, Shevanthi Nayagam, PhD, Yusuke Shimakawa, PhD

“…We evaluated the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and budget impact of three strategies that determine eligibility for anti-HBV treatment, as compared with the WHO 2015 treatment eligibility criteria, in The Gambia. Methods: We developed a microsimulation model of natural history using data from the Prevention of Liver Fibrosis and Cancer in Africa programme (known as PROLIFICA) in The Gambia, for an HBV-infected cohort of individuals aged 20 years. …”
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Molecular Drivers of Multiple and Elevated Resistance to Insecticides in a Population of the Malaria Vector <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> in Agriculture Hotspot of West Cameroon by Arnaud Tepa, Jonas A. Kengne-Ouafo, Valdi S. Djova, Magellan Tchouakui, Leon M. J. Mugenzi, Rousseau Djouaka, Constant A. Pieme, Charles S. Wondji

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Efficacy of two PBO long lasting insecticidal nets against natural populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in experimental huts, Kolokopé, Togo. by Guillaume K Ketoh, Koffi M Ahadji-Dabla, Joseph Chabi, Adjovi D Amoudji, Georges Y Apetogbo, Fantchè Awokou, Isabelle A Glitho

“…Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. coluzzi were present in sympatry though the kdr (L1014F) mutation was observed at a higher frequency in An. gambiae s.s. …”
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Correction: Interleukin 12B () Genetic Variation and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Study of Cohorts from The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, United States and Argentina. by Gerard A. J. Morris, Digna R. Velez Edwards, Philip C. Hill, Christian Wejse, Cyrille Bisseye, Rikke Olesen, Todd L. Edwards, John R. Gilbert, Jamie L. Myers, Martin E. Stryjewski, Eduardo Abbate, Rosa Estevan, Carol D. Hamilton, Alessandra Tacconelli, Giuseppe Novelli, Ercole Brunetti, Peter Aaby, Morten Sodemann, Lars Østergaard, Richard Adegbola, Scott M. Williams, William K. Scott, Giorgio Sirugo

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Recall and decay of consent information among parents of infants participating in a randomized controlled clinical trial using an audio-visual tool in The Gambia by Robert B. Mboizi, Muhammed O. Afolabi, Michael Okoye, Beate Kampmann, Anna Roca, Olubukola T. Idoko

“…Within the framework of a pneumococcal vaccine trial in The Gambia, we evaluated the recall and decay of consent information during the trial which used an audio-visual tool called ‘Speaking Book’, to foster comprehension among parents of participating infants. …”
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Impacts of dual active-ingredient bed nets on the behavioural responses of pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae determined by room-scale infrared video tracking by Katherine Gleave, Amy Guy, Frank Mechan, Mischa Emery, Annabel Murphy, Vitaly Voloshin, Catherine E. Towers, David Towers, Hilary Ranson, Geraldine M. Foster, Philip J. McCall

“…Methods Susceptible and resistant Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes were exposed to the nets with a human volunteer host in a room-scale assay. …”
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Presence of Plasmodium vivax in Anopheles gambiae and absence in other malaria vectors in Cove-Zagnanando-Ouinhi health zone in southern Benin, West Africa by Tatchémè Filémon Tokponnon, Razaki Ossè, Boulais Yovogan, Ella Guidi, Constantin J. Adoha, André Sominanhouin, Juvenal Ahouandjinou, Aboubakar Sidick, Martin C. Akogbeto

“…In total, five molecular species were found, An. gambiae sensu stricto (s.s.) and Anopheles coluzzii of the Gambiae complex, An. funestus and Anopheles leesoni of the Funestus group, and An. nili s.s., the sole species of the Nili group. …”
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