[Evaluation of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Surveillance System in the Assaba region, Mauritania (2020-2022)].

Introduction: Several arboviral diseases have been known to be endemic (e.g., Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever) or are emerging (dengue fever, chikungunya, O'nyong-nyong) in human populations in Mauritania, while others have become rare in recent years (e.

[Analysis of national leprosy surveillance data in Mauritania from 2009 to 2019].

Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes and the peripheral nervous system. Its elimination as a public health problem seems to lead to its ignorance and therefore to a risk of late diagnosis. An analysis of leprosy surveillance data in Mauritania was conducted to determine epidemiological trends and clinical forms of reported cases.

Diagnosis and management of rabies encephalitis in two patients in northwest Africa: A case series.

In persons bitten by a stray dog, prompt administration of post-exposure rabies vaccination, anti-rabies immunoglobulin, and wound care can save lives. However, rabies is often fatal once the patient develops signs and symptoms. Here, we describe two fatal cases of rabies following a long delay after dog bites.

Investigation Around Cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever-Mauritania, 2022.

Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic arbovirosis. Humans are infected by tick bites or contact with blood of infected animals. CCHF can be responsible for severe outbreaks due to human-to-human transmission.

Management of COVID-19 infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic affecting the world's population, is particularly threatening to dialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to propose recommendations for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in hemodialysis center situated in a regional hospital in Mauritania. Both COVID-19-infected (n = 11) and -uninfected (n = 16) dialysis patients were hospitalized up to three weeks to improve patient management.

Molecular Epidemiology of G6PD Genotypes in Different Ethnic Groups Residing in Saharan and Sahelian Zones of Mauritania.

malaria is endemic in Mauritania. Individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency may develop acute hemolytic anemia when exposed to 8-aminoquinoline antimalarial drugs, which are indispensable for a complete cure. The prevalence of allelic variants was assessed in different ethno-linguistic groups present in Mauritania.

Clinical Features and Mortality Associated with Severe Malaria in Adults in Southern Mauritania.

Severe malaria in adults is not well-studied in Sahelian Africa. Clinical features and mortality associated with severe malaria in adult patients hospitalized in Kiffa, southern Mauritania, were analysed. Patients over 15 years old admitted for severe malaria between August 2016 and December 2019 were included in the present retrospective study.

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Mauritania.

The distribution of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a tickborne arboviral disease, is not well known in West Africa. We report 2 recent human cases of CCHF with infectious syndrome and severe bleeding in Mauritania. CCHF was diagnosed by ELISA and real time reverse transcription PCR.

Miliary tuberculosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: Miliary tuberculosis is a serious and uncommon form of tuberculosis due to hematogenous dissemination of .

Objective: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of miliary tuberculosis.

Patients And Methods: Data were collected from clinical files between August 2016 and July 2018.

Contribution of Computed Tomography Scan to the Diagnosis of Spinal Tuberculosis in 14 Cases in Assaba, Mauritania.

Background: The incidence of tuberculosis has increased in recent years in both developed and developing countries.

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to review all cases of spinal tuberculosis diagnosed at the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases in Kiffa Regional Hospital and assess the role of computed tomography (CT) scan in establishing definite diagnosis.

Patients And Methods: Data were collected from clinical records of patients admitted to the hospital for rachialgia between August 2016 and July 2018.

Two Cases of Delayed Diagnosis of Leprosy in Mauritania.

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and peripheral nervous system. The clinical manifestations of leprosy are numerous and polymorphic with the most frequent signs involving skin and neurological damage. Some of its manifestations, such as joint pain, are unusual.

Generalized tetanus in adults without antitetanus booster vaccination in southern Mauritania.

Tetanus has become rare in countries with high levels of vaccination coverage and hygiene but may still occur in adults without booster vaccination. In addition to the expanded program on immunization for children and maternal immunization against neonatal tetanus, a systematic vaccination of the population, including boosters, is recommended.

Estimation of seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and C virus and syphilis among blood donors in the hospital of Aïoun, Mauritania.

Introduction: To estimating the seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis among blood donors in the Aïoun hospital.

Methods: This is a retrospective study from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015.

Results: On the five-year study period, 1,123 donors were collected.

Forms of Stigma and Discrimination in the Daily Lives of HIV-Positive Individuals in Mauritania.

Summary: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are often discriminated against in their daily lives. The objective of this descriptive and transversal study was to describe the experiences of PLWHA followed at a specialized outpatient center in Nouakchott to assess the forms of stigma from the perspective of those who suffer from discrimination.

Methods: All HIV-positive patients over the age of 18 years who were aware of their HIV status and provided consent to participate in the study were included from June 1 to 29, 2015.

Severe Human Illness Caused by Rift Valley Fever Virus in Mauritania, 2015.

Background: Rift Valley Fever epizootics are characterized by numerous abortions and mortality among young animals. In humans, the illness is usually characterized by a mild self-limited febrile illness, which could progress to more serious complications.Objectives.

Acute kidney injury in a shepherd with severe malaria: a case report.

Malaria is one of the main reasons for outpatient consultation and hospitalization in Mauritania. Although four species, ie, (.) , .

[Severe hemorrhagic forms of Rift Valley fever: about 5 cases].

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an arbovirus caused by an RNA virus belonging to family Bunyaviridae (genus phlebovirus). It is a zoonosis that primarily affects animals but it also has the capacity to infect humans, either by handling meat, runts of sick animals or, indirectly, by the bite of infected mosquitoes (Aedes sp, Anopheles sp, Culex sp). In most cases, RVF infection in humans is asymptomatic, but it can also manifest as moderate febrile syndrome with a favorable outcome.

[Hemorrhagic form of dengue fever observed at the Infectious Diseases Department CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso].

Dengue is a re-emerging arboviral disease in tropical countries. Haemorrhagic form may be associated with circulatory failure and produce hypovolemic shock, which is often fatal. We report a series of three cases of hemorrhagic dengue observed at the Infectious Diseases Department CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, in order to describe its epidemiological, clinical, and evolutive characteristics.

Emerging role of Raoultella ornithinolytica in human infections: a series of cases and review of the literature.

Background: Raoultella ornithinolytica is known to inhabit aquatic environments. The clinical features and outcomes of human infections caused by R. ornithinolytica have been reported for only a limited number of cases.