Cameroon: Vaccination and politics

Ndumbe, PeterM.; Yenshu, Emmanuel

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(92)91151-w

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“…As HBV and HCV seem to play an important role in chronic liver disease in the area we investigated, the prevalence of HBsAg (5.4%) and anti-HCV antibodies (6.1%) in pregnant women, with the risk of vertical transmission (THALER et al, 1992), is of epidemiological importance and supports the introduction of early vaccination against HBV and, in the future, if available, HCV in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (WHO, 1991;NDUMBE & YENSHU, 1992).…”

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Liver pathology in rural south-west Cameroon

Skalsky

Joller‐Jemelka

Bianchi

et al. 1995

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygi

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In a prospective study, 102 hospital patients with liver disease were evaluated in West Cameroon, Africa. Blood donors, pregnant women and patients without liver disease served as controls. A total of 757 individuals were tested for markers of hepatitis A, B, C and D and for immunological markers (autoantibodies, procollagen III, a-foetoprotein, CA50 antigen, or-1-antitrypsin and antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2). One-third of the liver disease patients had focal lesions on ultrasound examination. Histologically, 20 cases of cirrhosis, 14 cases of chronic hepatitis, 15 hepatocellular carcinomas and 17 cases of acute hepatitis were detected. All hepatic patients and virtually all controls had had a previous hepatitis A virus infection. Over 85% of adult patients and controls had at least one marker of hepatitis B virus infection. Over 30% of patients with liver disease had markers of possible hepatitis B virus replication. Antihepatitis C virus antibody was present in 18% of hepatic patients and in 6% of controls. Hepatitis C virus infection seems to play an important role in the development of chronic liver pathology; 40% of cirrhotic patients had a combined hepatitis B and C virus infection, Serum autoantibodies were frequently found and were not correlated with the presence of autoimmune liver disease.

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Liver pathology in rural south-west Cameroon

Skalsky

Joller‐Jemelka

Bianchi

et al. 1995

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygi

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“…This was the more so as this coincided with the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cameroon and Israel. This catastrophe was also woven into other events, (such as the scare around ATT Vaccination (Ndumbe and Yenshu 1992) to insinuate that this was an attempt by the central government to stealthily curb the population of the North West province known to be politically hostile.…”

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The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century

Nkwi¹

2015

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This paper discusses the transition process of anthropology as an academic discipline in Africa. Although, anthropology is viewed as an archaic discipline, it is now being realized that it is relevant to modern society. As a result, it is a dynamic discipline. Initially, anthropology functioned as "gateway" to African cultures during the colonial era, but today, it remains a "gatekeeper". Africanists and African anthropologists now challenge some misconceptions about African societies apart from reconstructing the history of the continent. This paper is an attempt to examine the discipline in a continuum. In doing this, the paper discusses its colonial origin, its contemporary role and what the future holds for it. Evidences abound that among social science disciplines, it enjoys low patronage hence, the dearth of professionals in Africa. While the majority of the professionals are foreign-trained, foreign literature still dominates our libraries. Apart from this, the government does not adequately recognize its relevance to development; hence, there is low employment opportunity. Foreign experts are invited to analyse our culture, making the target problems more complex than they met them. The current development issues all over the world therefore suggest new roles for the discipline. Hence, anthropology needs to assume a prominent position in development purposes of Africa in the new millennium, which is "preceded by dwindling resources and clouded with uncertainty and fear of the unknown, catastrophes, and crises which require relevant and responsive theoretical and methodological applications in the teaching and learning of anthropology.

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Cameroon: Vaccination and politics

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Liver pathology in rural south-west Cameroon

Liver pathology in rural south-west Cameroon

The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century

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