Publications by authors named "J C Bene Koffi"
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- Lyme disease (LD) surveillance in Manitoba faces challenges, including underreporting, which affects the understanding of disease trends and distribution.
- A retrospective analysis from 2009 to 2018 identified 1,658 clinician-diagnosed LD cases from over 1.6 million registrants, with the majority occurring during peak tick activity (May to July).
- Annualized findings revealed a mean incidence of 10.17 cases per 100,000 people, significantly higher than the 30 cases reported by the Manitoba Health surveillance system, highlighting the extent of underreporting.
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- * From 2018 to 2021, ticks were collected and analyzed for the presence of B. odocoilei, revealing a 12% overall prevalence in I. scapularis across central and eastern Canada, with higher rates in specific years.
- * The study highlights the stable establishment of B. odocoilei in tick populations and emphasizes the need for ongoing surveillance to better understand and manage disease transmission.
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- - A retrospective analysis in Canada from 2009 to 2021 studied hospitalization rates for tick-borne diseases (TBDs), focusing on demographics, trends, and geographic distribution using health data from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD).
- - Out of 1,626 hospitalizations for TBDs, the majority were Lyme disease (1,457 cases), with significant annual increases noted, particularly rising from 50 cases in 2009 to 259 in 2021.
- - Other TBDs diagnosed included rickettsiosis, tularemia, and babesiosis, with rickettsiosis showing the only increase in cases; overall, this study highlights the growing burden of TBDs and identifies populations at risk.
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of poultry aspergillosis and evaluate the accuracy of histopathology (test under evaluation) and mycological culture (an imperfect reference test). Farms raising layer and breeder or broiler birds, with suspected aspergillosis cases, clinical or subclinical, were eligible and visited for sampling. After necropsy, histopathology and mycological culture examinations were conducted by two evaluators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Indoor residual spraying (IRS) using neonicotinoid-based insecticides (clothianidin and combined clothianidin with deltamethrin) was deployed in two previously unsprayed districts of Côte d'Ivoire in 2020 and 2021 to complement standard pyrethroid insecticide-treated nets. This retrospective observational study uses health facility register data to assess the impact of IRS on clinically reported malaria case incidence.
Methods: Health facility data were abstracted from consultation registers for the period September 2018 to April 2022 in two IRS districts and two control districts that did not receive IRS.