Publications by authors named "Aboubacar N'diaye"
Article Synopsis
- Since 2009, the Democratic Republic of Congo has conducted surveillance on rotavirus gastroenteritis, revealing key epidemiological data before the introduction of the vaccine in 2019.
- Over the studied period, around 4,928 children under age 5 were admitted, with a 60% positivity rate for rotavirus and a peak incidence observed during the dry season from May to September.
- Genotyping of rotavirus showed that G1P[8] was the most prevalent strain, with variations in genotype distribution based on factors like age and location.
Temporal bone injuries occur in 14-22% of skull fractures occurring due to head trauma. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of helical computed tomography in petrous bone trauma and to show the different types of fractures and the associated lesions. We conducted a retrospective study of 12 patients with petrous bone trauma (including 10 men and 2 women) over a period of 14 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rotavirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) among children worldwide. Prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction, over one third of AGE hospitalizations in Africa were due to rotavirus. We describe the impact of rotavirus vaccines using data from the African Rotavirus Surveillance Network (ARSN).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The MenAfriNet consortium was established in 2014 to support implementation of case-based meningitis surveillance in 5 countries in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Togo. Assessing surveillance performance is critical for interpretation of the collected data and implementation of future surveillance-strengthening initiatives.
Methods: Detailed epidemiologic and laboratory data were collected on suspected meningitis cases through case-based meningitis surveillance in participating districts in 5 countries.
Background: Meningitis is endemic to regions of Cameroon outside the meningitis belt including the capital city, Yaoundé. Through surveillance, we studied the etiology and molecular epidemiology of pediatric bacterial meningitis in Yaoundé from 2010 to 2016.
Methods: Lumbar puncture was performed on 5958 suspected meningitis cases; 765 specimens were further tested by culture, latex agglutination, and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR).