Publications by authors named "A M Souley"
On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. Children were affected in less severe forms. Niger had implemented measures in a context where children were a source of contamination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Efforts are being made to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally. However, as prevalence decreases, it becomes more challenging to precisely predict prevalence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaize is increasingly becoming important in Niger for use as food and feed. Production is however, faced with several abiotic and biotic constraints. Researchers have developed early-maturing maize varieties that are tolerant to drought, the parasitic weed and diseases that fit into the short growing production environment.
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- African swine fever (ASF) is a deadly disease affecting pigs that has become a significant concern in sub-Saharan Africa since 1997, previously noted in Cameroon as early as 1982.
- Between 2010 and 2018, research in Cameroon led to the confirmation of 428 ASF-positive samples and identified three variants of ASF virus genotype I, all linked to past outbreaks.
- The study suggests that these virus variants share similarities with those from neighboring countries, indicating cross-border movement, and recommends joint control measures and farmer compensation to mitigate the disease's impact.
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- - In May 2016, a deadly avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak was detected in a poultry farm in Yaoundé, Cameroon, leading to a 75% mortality rate among chickens and 21 confirmed outbreaks across multiple regions until March 2017.
- - The outbreaks accounted for approximately 138,252 bird losses, with over 44,000 deaths from infection and nearly 94,000 birds culled to control the spread.
- - The H5N1 viruses identified belong to genetic clade 2.3.2.1c and showed signs of genetic reassortment with H9N2, indicating the need for more data to trace its origin and evolution in the region.