Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Grande Comore Island by Nasserdine Papa Mze, Hervé Bogreau, Cyrille K. Diedhiou, Vendela Herdell, Silai Rahamatou, Amy K. Bei, Sarah K. Volkman, Leonardo Basco, Souleymane Mboup, Ambroise D. Ahouidi

“…Conclusion In summary, a large genetic diversity of P. falciparum was observed in Grande Comore. This may favour persistence of malaria and might be one of the reasons for the high malaria transmission compared to neighbouring islands. …”
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Population Genetics of <i>Anopheles pretoriensis</i> in Grande Comore Island by Melina Campos, Nikita Patel, Carly Marshall, Hans Gripkey, Robert E. Ditter, Marc W. Crepeau, Ali Toilibou, Yssouf Amina, Anthony J. Cornel, Yoosook Lee, Gregory C. Lanzaro

“…<i>Anopheles pretoriensis</i> is widely distributed across Africa, including on oceanic islands such as Grande Comore in the Comoros. This species is known to be mostly zoophylic and therefore considered to have low impact on the transmission of human malaria. …”
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Colonization of Grande Comore Island by a lineage of <it>Rhipicephalus appendiculatus </it>ticks by Stachurski Frédéric, Foray Coralie, Bakari Annabelle, Lagadec Erwan, Yssouf Amina, Cardinale Eric, Plantard Olivier, Tortosa Pablo

“…This latter species has established throughout Grande Comore but is absent from Anjouan and Moheli. …”
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Lava caves of Grande Comore, Indian Ocean: an initial reconnaissance, September 1997 by Gregory J. Middleton

“…What are believed to have been the first speleological investigations in the Comoros Islands were carried out on Grande Comore island between 7 and 13 September 1997. …”
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Gas Geochemistry at Grande Comore and Mayotte Volcanic Islands (Comoros Archipelago), Indian Ocean by Marco Liuzzo, Andrea Di Muro, Andrea Luca Rizzo, Antonio Caracausi, Fausto Grassa, Nicolas Fournier, Bafakih Shafik, Guillaume Boudoire, Massimo Coltorti, Manuel Moreira, Francesco Italiano

“…Abstract The Comoros archipelago is an active geodynamic region of intra‐plate volcanism within which the youngest and oldest islands (Grande Comore and Mayotte respectively) are characterized by recent volcanic activity. …”
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Modeling Lahars on a Poorly Eroded Basaltic Shield: Karthala Volcano, Grande Comore Island by Antoine Dille, Antoine Dille, Sam Poppe, Sophie Mossoux, Hamid Soulé, Matthieu Kervyn

“…Lahars impose significant secondary hazards on highly populated volcanic islands by remobilizing volcanic ash deposits. Karthala, on Grande Comore Island, is a relatively young and poorly eroded basaltic shield volcano with sporadic occurrence of ash-forming phreatic eruptions. …”
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Distribution of Plasmodium species on the island of Grande Comore on the basis of DNA extracted from rapid diagnostic tests by Papa Mze Nasserdine, Ahouidi Ambroise D., Diedhiou Cyrille K., Silai Rahamatou, Diallo Mouhamadou, Ndiaye Daouda, Sembene Mbacké, Mboup Souleymane

“…Our results show that P. falciparum is still the most dominant species on the island of Grande Comore, but P. vivax and P. malariae are present at a low prevalence.…”
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Caractérisation moléculaire des moustiques du complexe Anopheles gambiae à Mayotte et à Grande Comore by Léong Pock Tsy J.M., Elissa N., Ouledi A., Ariey F., Duchemin J.B, Robert V.

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Note sur la pathologie du bétail en Grande Comore (République Fédérale Islamique des Comores) by Hamers, C., Aboulhouda, YI., Abdillah, Y., Faharoudine, A.

“…Note on the pathology of livestock in Grande Comore (Islamic Federal Republic of Comores). …”
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Effet des facteurs environnementaux sur la structuration de la flore ligneuse du Karthala (Grande-Comore, Océan indien) by Charahabil Mohamed Mahamoud, Léonard Elie Akpo

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Changing Patterns of Malaria in Grande Comore after a Drastic Decline: Importance of Fine-Scale Spatial Analysis to Inform Future Control Actions by Artadji Attoumane, Rahamatou Silai, Affane Bacar, Eric Cardinale, Gwenaëlle Pennober, Vincent Herbreteau

“…However, it persists more specifically in Grande Comore, where 82% of cases were diagnosed between 2010 and 2016. …”
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Polymorphisms of the artemisinin resistant marker (K13) in Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations of Grande Comore Island 10 years after artemisinin combination therapy by Bo Huang, Changsheng Deng, Tao Yang, Linlu Xue, Qi Wang, Shiguang Huang, Xin-zhuan Su, Yajun Liu, Shaoqin Zheng, Yezhi Guan, Qin Xu, Jiuyao Zhou, Jie Yuan, Afane Bacar, Kamal Said Abdallah, Rachad Attoumane, Ahamada M. S. A. Mliva, Yanchun Zhong, Fangli Lu, Jianping Song

“…Our data suggest that P. falciparum populations in Grande Comore are still effectively susceptible to artemisinin. …”
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Activité antimicrobienne et composition chimique de l'huile essentielle de Plectranthus aromaticus Roxb. de l'Ile de la Grande Comore by Hassane, SOS., Satrani, B., Ghanmi, M., Mansouri, N., Mohamed, H., Chaouch, A.

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First record of Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Comoros Archipelago with description of Sergentomyia (Vattieromyia) pessoni n. sp. and S. (rondanomyia) goodman... by Randrianambinintsoa F.J., Depaquit J., Brengues C., Dhondt C., Yahaya I., Ouledi A., Léger N., Robert V.

“…(two females from Grande Comore), a new subspecies of Sergentomyia (Rondanomyia) goodmani (80 specimens from Grande Comore and one from Anjouan) and Grassomyia sp. …”
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“Balladur Visa” or “Visa of Death”? Questioning ‘Migration’ to Europe via the Comoros Archipelago by Rémi Armand TCHOKOTHE

“…The Comoros Archipelago comprises Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mohéli and Mayotte, which has been part of France since 1975, and since January 1st 2014, an ultra-peripheral region of the European Union. …”
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Evidence for circulation of the rift valley fever virus among livestock in the union of Comoros. by Matthieu Roger, Marina Beral, Séverine Licciardi, Miradje Soulé, Abdourahime Faharoudine, Coralie Foray, Marie-Marie Olive, Marianne Maquart, Abdouroihamane Soulaimane, Ahmed Madi Kassim, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah, Eric Cardinale

“…We found an estimated incidence of RVFV antibody acquisition of 17.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): [8.9-26.1]) with a significant difference between islands (8.2% in Grande Comore, 72.3% in Moheli and 5.8% in Anjouan). …”
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« Le petit Mahorais apprend à écrire de droite à gauche à l´école coranique. Ensuite de gauche à droite avec l´alphabet Latin » by Rémi Tchokothe

“…Dans cet entretien Nassur Attoumani parle des langues d’écriture et des identités littéraires, des réseaux littéraires, de l’écrivain « postcolonial » comme traducteur (in)conscient, du lectorat absent, de la crise humanitaire liée à la « migration » des îles d’Anjouan, de Mohéli et de la Grande-Comore vers Mayotte et du mythe du casque colonial qu’il porte fièrement depuis plusieurs décennies.     …”
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Diversification in the Comoros: Review of the <i>Laccophilus alluaudi</i> Species Group with the Description of Four New Species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) by Johannes Bergsten, Olof Biström

“…(Mohéli), <i>L. denticulatus</i> n. sp. (Grande Comore), <i>L. michaelbalkei</i> n. sp. (Mayotte) and <i>L. mayottei</i> n. sp. …”
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The current status of coral reefs and their vulnerability to climate change and multiple human stresses in the Comoros Archipelago, Western Indian Ocean by Cowburn, B, Samoilys, M, Obura, D

“…The condition of reefs in the Comoros is poorly known; using SCUBA based methods we surveyed reef condition and resilience to bleaching at sites in Grande Comore and Mohéli in 2010 and 2016. The condition of reefs was highly variable, with a range in live coral cover between 6% and 60% and target fishery species biomass between 20 and 500 kg per ha. …”

Alu elements within the human major histocompatibility class I region in the Comoros Islands: genetic variation and population relationships by Said Nassor Abeid, Majida Motrane, Hamid Farhane, Nourdin Harich

“…Subjects and methods: Two hundred and fifty-seven unrelated participants from the Comoros archipelago, Grande Comore (86), Anjouan (93) and Moheli (78), were examined for five MHC Alu insertions. …”
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