Taking forward the Stop TB Partnership and World Health Organization Joint Theme for World TB Day March 24th 2018 — “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World. You can make history. End... by Simon Tiberi, Eskild Petersen, Markus Maeurer, Francine Ntoumi, Dorothy Yeboa-Manu, Peter Mwaba, Cris Vilaplana, Osman Dar, Matthew Bates, Tumena Corrah, Martin Rao, Nathan Kapata, Esam I. Azhar, Ziad A. Memish, Sayoki Mfinanga, Abraham Aseffa, Giuseppe Ippolito, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Alimuddin Zumla

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Detection and characterization of carbapenem resistant Gram‐negative bacilli isolates recovered from hospitalized patients at Soba University Hospital, Sudan by Hana S. Elbadawi, Kamal M. Elhag, Elsheikh Mahgoub, Hisham N. Altayb, Francine Ntoumi, Linzy Elton, Timothy D. McHugh, John Tembo, Giuseppe Ippolito, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Alimuddin Zumla, Muzamil M. Abdel Hamid

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Are Any Changes in Carotid Intima–Media Thickness Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Among Adult Bantu Central African Hypertensive Patients from Monkole and Biamba Marie M... by Yanda Tongo S, Longo-Mbenza B, Molua Aundu A, Gombet R, Makulo Risasi JR, Kisoka Lusunsi C, Mawalala Malengele H, Nge Okwe A

“…Stéphane Yanda Tongo,1 Benjamin Longo-Mbenza,2,3 Antoine Molua Aundu,1 Raoul Gombet,4 Jean Robert Makulo Risasi,5 Christian Kisoka Lusunsi,3 Héritier Mawalala Malengele,1 Augustin Nge Okwe3 1Radiology Service, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 2Cardiology Service, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 3Department of Public Health, Lomo University for Research, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; 4Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo; 5Nephrology Service, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoCorrespondence: Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Faculty of Health Science, Private Bay XI, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, 5117, South Africa, Tel +243 814396257, Email longombenza@gmail.comBackground: Several classic/traditional risk factors are associated with intima–media thickness (IMT), a novel risk of cardio metabolic risk (CMR) in the literature but not in Kinshasa, a megacity prone to CMR. …”
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Li Wenliang, a face to the frontline healthcare worker. The first doctor to notify the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2, (COVID-19), outbreak by Eskild Petersen, David Hui, Davidson H. Hamer, Lucille Blumberg, Lawrence C. Madoff, Marjorie Pollack, Shui Shan Lee, Susan McLellan, Ziad Memish, Ira Praharaj, Sean Wasserman, Francine Ntoumi, Esam Ibraheem Azhar, Timothy D. Mchugh, Richard Kock, Guiseppe Ippolito, Ali Zumla, Marion Koopmans

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Mucosal response of inactivated and recombinant COVID‐19 vaccines in Congolese individuals by Freisnel H. Mouzinga, Constanze Heinzel, Abel Lissom, Andrea Kreidenweiss, Armel L. Batchi‐Bouyou, Jacques D. Mbama Ntabi, Jean C. Djontu, Etienne Ngumbi, Peter G. Kremsner, Rolf Fendel, Francine Ntoumi

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Entomological indicators of Plasmodium species transmission in Goma Tsé-Tsé and Madibou districts, in the Republic of Congo by Jacques Dollon Mbama Ntabi, Abel Lissom, Jean Claude Djontu, Francis N. Nkemngo, Steve Diafouka-Kietela, Jolivet Mayela, Georges Missontsa, Luc Djogbenou, Cyrille Ndo, Charles Wondji, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Arsène Lenga, Steffen Borrmann, Francine Ntoumi

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Prevalence of non-Plasmodium falciparum species in southern districts of Brazzaville in The Republic of the Congo by Jacques Dollon Mbama Ntabi, Abel Lissom, Jean Claude Djontu, Steve Diafouka-Kietela, Christevy Vouvoungui, Reauchelvy Kamal Boumpoutou, Jolivet Mayela, Daniel Nguiffo-Nguete, Francis Nongley Nkemngo, Cyrille Ndo, Romaric Akoton, Romuald Agonhossou, Arsène Lenga, Stravensky Terence Boussougou-Sambe, Luc Djogbénou, Charles Wondji, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Steffen Borrmann, Francine Ntoumi

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Pre-Eclampsia: Epidemiology and Renal Biomarkers at Brazzaville University Hospital by Lethso Thibaut Ocko Gokaba, Jeanne Gambomi Kibah, Gauthier Buambo, Clautaire Itoua, Gaetan Ngakosso, Koumou Onanga, Martin Diatewa, Hervé Léon Iloki

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Absence of Coronavirus RNA in Faecal Samples from Wild Primates in Gabon, Central Africa by Illich Manfred Mombo, Océane Rieu, Matthieu Fritz, Larson Boundenga, Telstar Ndong Mebaley, Clark Mbou-Boutambe, Léadisaelle Hosanna Lenguiya, Gael Darren Maganga, Virginie Rougeron, Franck Prugnolle, Fredéric Thomas, Eric M. Leroy

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Assessment of occupational exposure in medical practice in Gabon during 2013–2020 by P. Ondo Meye, S.Y. Loemba Mouandza, G.B. Dallou, Y. Omon, B.C. Mabika Ndjembidouma, C. Chaley, G.H. Ben-Bolie

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Contribution of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes to malaria transmission during the dry season in Djoumouna and Ntoula villages in the Republic of the Congo by Jacques Dollon Mbama Ntabi, Espoir Divin Malda Bali, Abel Lissom, Romaric Akoton, Jean Claude Djontu, Georges Missontsa, Freisnel Hermeland Mouzinga, Marcel Tapsou Baina, Luc Djogbenou, Cyrille Ndo, Charles Wondji, Ayola Akim Adegnika, Arsène Lenga, Steffen Borrmann, Francine Ntoumi

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Monkeypox — Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era by Eskild Petersen, Ibrahim Abubakar, Chikwe Ihekweazu, David Heymann, Francine Ntoumi, Lucille Blumberg, Danny Asogun, Victor Mukonka, Swaib Abubaker Lule, Matthew Bates, Isobella Honeyborne, Sayoki Mfinanga, Peter Mwaba, Osman Dar, Francesco Vairo, Maowia Mukhtar, Richard Kock, Timothy D. McHugh, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla

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Impacts of Selective Logging and Associated Anthropogenic Disturbance on Intact Forest Landscapes and Apes of Northern Congo by David Morgan, Samantha Strindberg, William Winston, Colleen R. Stephens, Cindy Traub, Crepin Eyana Ayina, Sydney Thony Ndolo Ebika, Sydney Thony Ndolo Ebika, Wen Mayoukou, David Koni, Fortune Iyenguet, Crickette M. Sanz, Crickette M. Sanz

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X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) at the O <i>K</i>-Edge of Bulk Co₃O₄: Experimental and Theoretical Studies by Stephane Kenmoe, Dick Hartmann Douma, Abdulrafiu Tunde Raji, Bernard M’Passi-Mabiala, Thomas Götsch, Frank Girgsdies, Axel Knop-Gericke, Robert Schlögl, Eckhard Spohr

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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,&ast; Lady Charlene Kouna,1,&ast; 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&ast;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 Dieudonn&amp;eacute;&amp;nbsp;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&amp;ndash;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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Assessment of neutralizing antibody responses after natural SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in congolese individuals by Armel Landry Batchi-Bouyou, Jean Claude Djontu, Jeannhey Christevy Vouvoungui, Claujens Chastel Mfoutou Mapanguy, Line Lobaloba Ingoba, Jiré Séphora Mougany, Kamal Rauchelvy Boumpoutou, Steve Diafouka-kietela, Raoul Ampa, Francine Ntoumi

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Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania by Calvin Sindato, Esron D. Karimuribo, Francesco Vairo, Gerald Misinzo, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Najmul Haider, Patrick K. Tungu, Richard Kock, Susan F. Rumisha, Togolai Mbilu, Francine Ntoumi, Alimuddin Zumla, Leonard E.G. Mboera

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Syphilis and HIV infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Republic of Congo by Roch Fabien Niama, Nadia Claricelle Loukabou Bongolo, Edith Sophie Bayonne Kombo, Ruth Yengo, Pembe Issamou Mayengue, Etoka-Beka Mandingha Kosso, Igor Louzolo, Lucette Macosso, Ghislain Dzeret, Angelie Serge Patrick Dzabatou Babeaux, Marie-Francke Puruehnce, Henri Joseph Parra

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