Publications by authors named "Abdoulkader Issifi Kollo"
Recent Molecular Epidemiology of Echovirus 11 Throughout North and West Africa Resulted in the First Identification of a Recombinant Strain from an Acute Flaccid Paralysis Case in West Africa.
Ndack Ndiaye Fatou Diène Thiaw Adamou Lagare Thérèse Sinare Mohamed Lemine Diakité Issifi Kollo Abdoulkader
Viruses
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Echovirus 11 is causing increasing cases of neonatal sepsis in Europe and limited reports in West Africa, highlighting a significant public health issue.
- A study analyzed 23 E11 strains from West Africa using high-throughput sequencing, marking the first molecular characterization of the virus in the region and revealing a new recombinant strain.
- The research indicates that E11 has evolved into four distinct clades since the 1970s, with instances of the virus spreading from West Africa to Europe, underscoring the need for enhanced surveillance of enteroviruses in Africa.
Introduction: The challenge facing developing countries is the availability of methods for rapid and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis. Some molecular techniques offer this advantage, so we used GeneXpert MTB / RIF test in the diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis to evaluate its performance compared with conventional methods.
Methods: Between 2010 and 2015, 544 extrapulmonary clinical specimens were collected and analyzed by microscopy, culture and GeneXpert.