[Impact of parental attitudes on infant vaccinal coverage in Benin].

Few studies have addressed the impact of parental attitudes on vaccinal coverage in early childhood. The purpose of this descriptive-analytical transverse study was to assess this problem in a cohort of parents with a 12- to 23-month-old child randomly identified by cluster analysis in five communities in the Oueme department. Data were collected using a questionnaire and tabulation sheet.

[Medical waste incinerator constructed with locally produced materials: experience during the immunization campaign 2002 against measles in Douala, Cameroon].

Unlabelled: Incineration is still the method of choice for disposal of biomedical waste. Combustion at 800+ degrees C eliminates all risk of injury by reducing the waste to ashes and destroying all microorganisms. The purpose of his report is to present a modular double-chambered incinerator in conformity with recommendations for developing countries.

The HLA-DRB1*0405 haplotype is most strongly associated with IDDM in Algerians.

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in Caucasians is strongly associated with HLA-DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8. In order to investigate the HLA class II associations with IDDM in Algerians, we have used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence specific oligonucleotide analysis (SSO) to identify DQA1, DQB1, and DRB1 alleles, haplotypes and genotypes in 50 unrelated IDDM patients and 46 controls from a homogeneous population in Western Algeria. Both DRB1*0301-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 (DR3-DQ2) and DRB1*04-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DR4-DQ8) haplotypes were found at increased frequencies among the patients compared to controls (45% vs.

HLA DQA1 and DQB1 study in Algerian type 1 diabetes families.

The distribution of HLA class II alleles associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 1) in the Algerian population is poorly known. We have typed 36 Algerian Type 1 diabetic probands and their families using DQA1 and DQB1 oligonucleotide probes. Fifty-nine parental haplotypes non transmitted to diabetic offspring served as controls.

HLA-DQA1 and DQB1 alleles in French and Algerian type 1 diabetic subjects.

Some alleles of the HLA-DQB1 and DQA1 loci are preferentially associated with susceptibility to type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Analysis of the HLA-DQ genetic profile may therefore become important for the screening of subjects at risk of IDDM. However ethnic variations in the genetic profile can occur and require background knowledge of the HLA-DQ allelic distribution before screening campaigns.

Incidence of Campylobacter infection in infants in western Algeria and the possible protective role of breast feeding.

A case-control study aimed at comparing the incidence of campylobacter infection with that of other enteropathogens in infants was performed in Oran, Western Algeria. During a one-year period, infants consulting in a health centre were included if they had acute diarrhoea. The controls comprised infants going to the same centre for vaccination.

[Epidemiology of juvenile insulin-dependent diabetes in Algeria (Wilaya of Oran)].

In order to precise the prevalence and incidence of IDDM in a well characterized population, we have ascertained between 1979 and 1988 all juvenile diabetic patients living in the department of Oran (Wilaya of Oran), Algeria, aged less than 20 years at the date of Dec. 31th 1988 who had onset of the disease before 15 years old. Cross comparisons of the data obtained both by a IDDM registry and a questionnaire sent to the practitioners show an excellent correlation.