Scoping review of brucellosis in Cameroon: Where do we stand, and where are we going? by Christopher G Laine, Abel Wade, H Morgan Scott, Rosina C Krecek, Angela M Arenas-Gamboa

“…Cameroon has an opportunity to build public and animal health infrastructure, leading the way for central Africa in the management and future eradication of brucellosis.…”
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CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN TO LAND SUSTAINABILITY IN NORTH REGION OF CAMEROON : CASE STUDY OF THE LAGDO AND NGONG’S SUBDIVISIONS by JOLIE CLAIE NOUDEM, HAROLD GAEL NJOUONANG DJOMO, Chanceline NANFACK TCHATCHOUANG

“… Cameroon, a country in Central Africa, faces significant environmental challenges, including soil degradation and erosion, particularly in the northern regions. …”
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Analysis of Amino Acid Changes in the Fusion Protein of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus from Vaccinated Poultry in Nigerian Isolates by Olubukola O. Funsho-Sanni, Elijah E. Ella, Lawal D. Rogo, Olufunsho S. Sanni, Helen I. Inabo, Sodangi A. Luka, Ismaila Shittu

“…The roles of fusion gene in the virulence of Newcastle disease virus are well established, but the extent of its variation among the XIV, XVII, and XVIII genotypes reported in Central Africa and West Africa has until recently been understudied. …”
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Du nomadisme à la sédentarisation by Aimé Landry Dongmo, Patrice Djamen, Éric Vall, Koussou Mian-Oudanang, Doubangolo Coulibaly, Jean Lossouarn

“…This paper presents a comparative analysis of the pastoral systems of West Africa where pastoralism and its transformation process are older, and those of Central Africa where these processes are emerging in a context characterised by the lack of livestock support services and the general insecurity of well-being. …”
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Lifestyle and Dietary Factors Associated with the Evolution of Cardiometabolic Risk over Four Years in West-African Adults: The Benin Study by Charles Sossa, Hélène Delisle, Victoire Agueh, Roger Sodjinou, Gervais Ntandou, Michel Makoutodé

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Repurposing Drugs for Synergistic Combination Therapies to Counteract Monkeypox Virus Tecovirimat Resistance by Haydar Witwit, Beatrice Cubitt, Roaa Khafaji, Esteban M. Castro, Miguel Goicoechea, Maria M. Lorenzo, Rafael Blasco, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Juan C. de la Torre

“…The ongoing monkeypox (mpox) disease outbreak has spread to multiple countries in Central Africa and evidence indicates it is driven by a more virulent clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV) strain than the clade II strain associated with the 2022 global mpox outbreak, which led the WHO to declare this mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. …”
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Growth and Fruit Yield of Okro as Influenced by Genotypes and Mulch in the Guinea Savannah Conditions of Ghana by Richard Yaw Agyare, Mashark Seidu Abdulai, Samuel Saaka Buah, Emmanuel Ayipio, Samuel Kwame Bonsu, Regine Tchientche Kamga

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Sub-regional efforts to achieve gender equality in land ownership by Marcel Loyd MINKA

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Estimates of Combining Ability and Heterosis for Yield and Its Related Traits in Pearl Millet Inbred Lines under Downy Mildew Prevalent Areas of Senegal by Ghislain Kanfany, Amadou Fofana, Pangirayi Tongoona, Agyemang Danquah, Samuel Offei, Eric Danquah, Ndiaga Cisse

“…Pearl millet is an important cereal crop for smallholder farmers’ food security in West and Central Africa. However, its production has stagnated due to several factors such as the continuous use of local populations. …”
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Genetic Polymorphism of msp1 and msp2 in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Côte d’Ivoire versus Gabon by William Yavo, Abibatou Konaté, Denise Patricia Mawili-Mboumba, Fulgence Kondo Kassi, Marie L. Tshibola Mbuyi, Etienne Kpongbo Angora, Eby I. Hervé Menan, Marielle K. Bouyou-Akotet

“…Isolates collected from 100 and 73 falciparum malaria infections in sites of Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) and Gabon (Central Africa), respectively, were analyzed by a nested PCR amplification of msp1 and msp2 genes. …”
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‘Customary’ use of stick tools by chimpanzees in Bulindi, Uganda: update and analysis of digging techniques from behavioural observations by Matthew R. McLennan, Jacqueline Rohen, Zoe Satsias, Tom Sabiiti, John-Mary Baruzaliire, Marie Cibot

“…Overall, our study suggests close alignment between the techniques used to accomplish this complex tool-assisted task in Bulindi chimpanzees in East Africa and Loango chimpanzees in Central Africa, separated by 2,500 km. Anthropogenic impacts including forest loss, fragmentation, and degradation might reduce behavioural and ‘cultural’ diversity in chimpanzees through loss of opportunities for social transmission of behaviours. …”
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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…The article is based on an ethnographic study carried out mainly in Rabat between 2016 and 2020, during which I followed the daily and ordinary lives of around fifty men and women from West Africa (Côte d'Ivoire n= 28, Senegal n= 17) and Central Africa (Cameroon n=7 Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo, n=4), aged between 25 and 35. …”
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Identifying high-risk population segments for underweight, overweight, and obesity among reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa by Amare Abera Tareke, Amare Abera Tareke, Anissa Mohammed, Amare Muche, Yeshimebet Ali

“…Employment was protective against all three malnutrition forms.ConclusionIncreased age, wealth index, not-breastfeeding status during the survey, contraceptive use, higher parity, marital status, urban residency, and living in southern or central Africa are associated with higher odds of increased BMI and lower odds of underweight. …”
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Analytical Performances of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA-Based Amplix® Real-Time PCR Platform for HIV-1 RNA Quantification by Christian Diamant Mossoro-Kpinde, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Serge Tonen Wolyec, Leman Robin, Mathieu Matta, Jean de Dieu Longo, Gérard Grésenguet, Laurent Andreoletti, Laurent Bélec

“…The assay was able to detect and quantify the most prevalent HIV-1 subtype strains and the majority of non-B subtypes, CRFs of HIV-1 group M, and HIV-1 groups N and O circulating in Central Africa. The Amplix assay showed 100% sensitivity and 99.6% specificity to diagnose virological failure in clinical samples from antiretroviral drug-experienced patients. …”
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The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: lessons from Komboka rice variety by Mary Ng’endo, MaryLiza Kinyua, Lourine Chebet, Samuel Mutiga, Joseph Ndung’u, Oliver Nyongesa, Simon Njau, Ajay Panchbhai, Ruth Musila, Rosemary Murori

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Catfishes from the North-Western Part of Lake Tanganyika: Contribution to a Reference Library of DNA Barcodes by Archimède Mushagalusa Mulega, Arthur F. Boom, Imane Rahmouni, Hocein Bazairi, Abdelaziz Benhoussa, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Maarten Van Steenberge

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Storage Insects on Yam Chips and Their Traditional Management in Northern Benin by Y. L. Loko, A. Dansi, M. Tamo, A. H. Bokonon-Ganta, P. Assogba, M. Dansi, R. Vodouhè, A. Akoegninou, A. Sanni

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Adaptive evolution of stress response genes in parasites aligns with host niche diversity by Armando J. Cruz-Laufer, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Lutz Bachmann, Maxwell Barson, Hassan Bassirou, Arnold R. Bitja Nyom, Mare Geraerts, Christoph Hahn, Tine Huyse, Gyrhaiss Kapepula Kasembele, Samuel Njom, Philipp Resl, Karen Smeets, Nikol Kmentová

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Assessment of nurses’ knowledge and practice of pressure injuries prevention for critically ill patients in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study by Sophie Mukantwari, Emmanuel Bikorimana, Liberatha Rumagihwa, Ime U. Akaninyene, Christian Ntakirutimana, Joseph Mucumbitsi, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana, David Ikwuka

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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp‑1, msp‑2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and... by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Musinguzi, Benson, Nante, Rachel Wangi, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kiwuwa, Steven M., Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Karamagi, Charles, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Nsobya, Samuel L., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…Overall pooled allele frequencies of MSP-1 alleles K1, MAD20, and RO33 were 61%, 44%, and 40%, respectively, while msp-2 I/C 3D7 and FC27 alleles were 61% and 55%. Central Africa reported higher frequencies (K1: 74%,MAD20: 51%, RO33: 48%) than East Africa (K1: 46%, MAD20: 42%, RO33: 31%). …”
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