Prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibodies in domestic animal from three representative provinces of Burkina Faso.

Four major genotypes of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) have been documented worldwide (1-4) with genotypes 1 and 2 found in human in Sub-Saharan Africa. Human Hepatitis cases due to HEV genotype 3 and 4 are zoonotic with various animal identified as possible reservoirs. Recently, HEV genotype 3 was found in pigs and human beings in West Africa, which may change the epidemic in human.

Evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma epidemiology in Côte d'Ivoire.

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma is a major concern for Public health in West Africa. In Côte d'Ivoire, the bulk of our knowledge stems from studies conducted decades ago. Our aim was, thus, to assess whether the epidemiological features of this tumor changed recently.

A major shift of viral and nutritional risk factors affects the hepatocellular carcinoma risk among Ivorian patients: a preliminary report.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa. Early research in Ivory Coast showed that chronic hepatitis B and aflatoxin B1 exposure were the two most important etiological agents of HCC in the country but, surprisingly, no survey analyzing HCC etiologies has been conducted since decades. In a preliminary report, we characterized for hepatitis B and C markers 30 consecutive cases of HCC recruited from Abidjan hospitals between June 2011 and December 2012.

[Neonatal urinary tract infections in Abidjan: the problem of bacterial resistance].

Background: Neonatal infection is frequent with rate of lethality between 20 to 70% in the developing countries. Among these neonatal infections, urinary infection is serious .The diagnosis of urinary infection is based on cytobacteriological exam.

[Assessment of biological sampling's quality in a medical laboratory: case of Côte d' Ivoire Institute Pasteur].

Background: Assurance quality is important in medical laboratory, but in Africa, few laboratories are involved in this process. The aim of this study was to assess biological sampling's quality in a bacteriological laboratory.

Material And Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken in medical bacteriological laboratory of Côte d' Ivoire Institute Pasteur during 6 months.

[Causation and treatment of infectious leucorrhoea at the Cocody University Hospital (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)].

Objectives: to determine the frequency of different bacteria causing infectious leucorrhoea and to calculate the percentage of cures after standard treatment.

Patients And Methods: This 7-month prospective descriptive study took place from October 2003 through April 2004 in the gynaecology department of Cocody University Hospital and in the department of sexually-transmitted infections of the Pasteur Institute of Côte d'Ivoire. After identification of the organism causing each case of leucorrhoea, we prescribed treatment according to a standard protocol.