A Survey of Tick Infestation and Tick-Borne Piroplasm Infection of Cattle in Oudalan and Séno Provinces, Northern Burkina Faso.

In this study, cattle farms located in Oudalan and Séno, two provinces in the Sahel region, northern Burkina Faso, were surveyed. Cattle owners were interviewed, cattle were examined for tick infestation, and ticks as well as blood samples were collected during the dry season (October). Blood DNA samples were tested for and infections using nested PCRs and sequencing.

Therapeutic status of HIV-infected patients with at least 5 years of follow-up for antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting: the experience of the CNHU ambulatory treatment center in Cotonou, Benin.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the therapeutic situation of patients who had been followed up for antiretroviral therapy for at least 5 years.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study reviewed records of the historical cohort of adults infected with HIV in the national and teaching hospital at Cotonou from January 2, 2002, to March 31, 2013. It included all patients with follow-up for ART for at least five years.

[Impact of HIV status on the overall prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection in Parakou, Benin].

Introduction: The prevalence of hepatitis B is very variable across geographic areas and seems to be influenced by HIV infection. This study aims to evaluate the impact of serologic HIV status on the overall prevalence of hepatitis B in a Hospital in Parakou, Benin.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of adults aged 18 years old and over hospitalized in the Departmental University Hospital Center in Parakou between May 2011 and June 2012.

[Perceptions and practices of people with diabetes to diabetes mellitus at the Centre National University Hospital Hubert Maga Koutoucou Cotonou].

Objectives: The study was initiated to assess patient knowledge about diabetes mellitus, identify food claims and finally to identify the daily practices.

Materiel And Methods: The study was sectional and descriptive. The study population consists of diabetic seen in CNHU-HKM the outpatient Cotonou.