Publications by authors named "Cellou Balde"
Snakebite envenomation is a global health crisis and is classified as a Category A neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). Snakebite envenomations account for a significant amount of morbidity and morbidity in tropical and subtropical regions. Recently, publications have illustrated the potential for snake envenomations causing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a significant number of patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present here the results of a study of 4,906 snakes from Guinea belonging to 95 species collected from 2002 to 2013 at 54 localities in all administrative regions of the country. We resurrect Dipsadoboa guineensis from the synonymy of D. brevirostris and consider the latter species a junior synonym of D.
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- Relapsing fever is prevalent in Africa, transmitted by lice and various species of Ornithodoros ticks, which act as vectors for different Borrelia pathogens.
- Field surveys from 2002 to 2012 across 17 African countries revealed a significant presence of Ornithodoros ticks in rodent burrows, with 12.1% of burrows inhabited by ticks and five newly identified tick species.
- Borrelia infections were found in ticks and small mammals, with notable prevalence in North and West Africa, but no infections in small mammals south of 13°N, indicating a broader range of Ornithodoros species as vectors than previously recognized.