Publications by authors named "Jeordy Dimitri Engone Ondo"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focused on screening astroviruses (AstVs), enteroviruses (EVs), and caliciviruses (CaVs) in domestic animals to understand their potential to spread zoonotic diseases in rural Central Africa, where these animals interact closely with wildlife.
- - Researchers collected rectal swabs from 123 goats, 41 sheep, and 76 dogs across 10 villages in northeastern Gabon, using PCR to detect various viruses by amplifying specific genes.
- - Out of 240 samples, 23 tested positive for the viruses, with the majority found in goats, and some sequences clustering with known viruses that could pose a risk to humans, suggesting these animals could harbor pathogens that affect human health.
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Related Diseases May Constitute a Threat to the Elimination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, by 2030, in Gabon, Central Africa.
Eldridge Fedricksen Oloumbou Jéordy Dimitri Engone-Ondo Issakou Mamimandjiami Idam Pamela Moussavou-Boudzanga Ivan Mfouo-Tynga
Viruses
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- * Human T-Cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) significantly increases the risk of opportunistic infections and accelerates the progression to AIDS in individuals co-infected with HIV-1 compared to those infected with only one virus.
- * In Gabon, high rates of HTLV-1 and HIV-1 co-infections are alarming due to underdiagnosis and associated pathologies, posing serious hurdles for achieving HIV/AIDS elimination goals by 2030.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted in Gabon to monitor the COVID-19 epidemic, focusing on the first 1161 suspected cases from March 2020.
- Out of these cases, 83 were confirmed as positive for COVID-19, with 73% of those infected showing no symptoms.
- The research found that viral loads were higher in nasopharyngeal samples compared to oropharyngeal samples, but no significant differences were observed in viral loads across different age groups or in relation to clinical symptoms.
Article Synopsis
- Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) co-infection is common in Gabon, and co-infected individuals tend to progress more rapidly to AIDS.
- * The study involved 299 individuals, revealing a 7.7% prevalence of HTLV-1 infection, with women and older age being risk factors for co-infection.
- * Results indicated higher CD4+ cell counts and a lower HIV-1 viral load in co-infected individuals compared to those with just HIV-1, emphasizing the need for improved prevention and management strategies for co-infections.