Étude de la sensibilité de Plasmodium falciparum à la chloroquine à Man (Ouest de la Côte-d’lvoire)

Prevalence of intestinal helminths and their effects on anthropometric, haematological and metabolic parameters among patients of two teaching hospitals in NDjamena (Chad)

“…The infestation rate was slightly higher in female sex than the male sex, where eighty seven cases 87 (21,11%) of patients were infested by helminth species in which 32 (10.67%) adults at gastrology service were infested by at least one helminth egg, and 55 (49.10%) children at pediatric ward which 27 (48.21%) were boys and others 28 (50%) were girls, these results are similar to those of several authors, in Abidjan, Adou-Bryn et al (2001) in Toumadi and Stephane et al (2004) in Agboville, and also in Centre, East and West of Cameroon by Tcheum et al (2012). On the other hand Agbolade et al (2004), in South West of Nigeria and Hamit et al (2008Hamit et al ( , 2013 in N'Djamena (Chad) found that the infestation was high in the masculine sex.…”

Human paragonimiasis in Africa

“…46 In 1988, Paragonimus eggs were observed in the sputa of a woman, originating from the north of the country, who consulted for recurrent haemoptysis episodes. 47 Several Paragonimus eggs were also found in a bronchial fluid at Abidjan. 48 In South Africa, several eggs of P. kellicotti were noted in the fluid collected from a cyst in a 9-year-old child, hospitalised for tubercular peritonitis.…”

Epidemiology of human dermatophytoses in Africa

“…The epidemiology of dermatophytosis has been assessed in various contexts: urban or rural areas, adults or children, schoolchildren in primary or junior schools, prison inmates, and inpatients or outpatients in medical institutes, including primary or tertiary health care health institutions, departments of dermatology or dermatology centers, army hospitals, and microbiology departments. 7, We collected epidemiological data in the literature from studies that had been conducted throughout the entire African continent, in particular: West Africa including Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Togo, Senegal, Ghana and Guinea; 3,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]34,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]53,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60] North Africa including Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Libya; 30,31,35,…”

“…Dermatophytosis is a frequent childhood disease, and the fungal species involved varies according to age and clinical presentation. 61 Tinea capitis is the primary clinical presentation of dermatophytosis in African children, as shown in many studies throughout the entire African continent, including West Africa, 13,[15][16][17][20][21][22]25,37,38,40,42,43 North Africa, 30,61,62,[68][69][70][71]77 East Africa, 32,33,84,86,88 Central Africa, 7,90,91 and southern Africa. 100,101,105 Many publications reported a high prevalence of dermatophytosis in West and North African children.…”

“…In contrast to studies concerning children, which were primarily conducted on populations of schoolchildren, the epidemiology of dermatophytosis among adults focused on patients of any age attending various healthcare facilities (such as university hospitals, dermatology departments, microbiology departments, dermatology clinics at medical center, or army hospitals) and in inmates. Adult-based studies concerned cases in West Africa, 12,22,23,28,34,36,38,40,45,55,57,58 North Africa, 35,[48][49][50][51][52]61,[63][64][65][69][70][71][72][75][76][77]79,106 Central Africa, 29,92 East Africa, 32,102 and southern African countries. 103,104 Some reports, regarding patients cared for in various healthcare facilities in West Africa, highlighted a higher prevalence of dermatophytosis in adults than in children.…”