Molecular analyses of human rabies virus associated with encephalitis in two children in Gabon.

Rabies is a zoonotic neurological life-threatening neglected tropical disease present worldwide, and Gabon is listed as an endemic country. However, despite strong clinical suspicion in humans and molecular confirmation of rabies virus (RABV) infections in dogs for several decades, no molecularly confirmed human case in Gabon has ever been reported. In this study, we describe two cases of human rabies and provide the first molecular diagnostic report on suspected human rabies cases in Gabon.

[HELLP syndrome: nine cases treated at Josephine-Bongo Maternity Hospital].

Introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the management of HELLP syndrome at Josephine-Bongo Maternity Hospital.

Study Population And Methods: the retrospective study included all women admitted to the intensive care unit of our hospital from 1 January 2004 through 30 December 2007 with HELLP syndrome. The characteristics studied included: age, parity, number of previous pregnancies, antenatal monitoring, term at onset, clinical and laboratory signs, treatment, complications, perinatal and neonatal mortality and duration of intensive care unit admission.

[Neonatal prognosis for breech infants delivered vaginally at the Joséphine Bongo Maternity Hospital in Libreville, Gabon].

Unlabelled: Vaginal delivery of infants in the breech position always presents a risk.

Objective: To assess the neonatal prognosis of vaginal breech deliveries in an urban maternity hospital in West Africa. EQUIPMENT AND METHOD: This four-year retrospective study, from January 1996 through December 1999, examined all singleton breech deliveries at a gestational age of 32 weeks or later.

[Current aspects of extra-uterine pregnancy in Libreville (Gabon): an account of 153 cases].

The impact of extra-uterine pregnancy is still increasing in the world. At the same time, its treatment is being improved in developed countries. The purpose of this study is to assess the current aspects of extra-uterine pregnancy in Libreville (Gabon) and to suggest actions which may improve its vital prognosis in the African context.