African swine fever in Benin and prevalence of the disease in Southern Benin: A retrospective study (2014-2018).

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of African swine fever (ASF) disease in Benin.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 70 pig farms from the Departement of Atlantique and Ouémé and also by using the data available from the Directorate of Livestock on the spread of ASF in Benin from 2014 to 2018. The prevalence of ASF was assessed with 106 nasal swabs from apparently healthy domestic pigs and 15 organ samples from dead ASF-suspected pigs.

Maize Fungal Growth Control with Scopoletin of Cassava Roots Produced in Benin.

The chemical contamination of food is among the main public health issues in developing countries. With a view to find new natural bioactive products against fungi responsible for chemical contamination of staple food such as maize, the antifungal activity tests of scopoletin extracted from different components of the cassava root produced in Benin were carried out. The dosage of scopoletin from parts of the root (first skin, second skin, whole root, and flesh) was done by High Performance Liquid Chromatography.

Ethnobotanical Study of Latex Plants in the Maritime Region of Togo.

Background: In Togo, a little is known about latex plants of the flora used for medicinal purposes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the latex plant species and their medicinal uses in the Maritime Region of Togo.

Materials And Methods: The methodology was based on ethnobotanical semi-structural individual interviews of 220 informants.

Sanitary Risks Connected to the Consumption of Infusion from Senna rotundifolia L. Contaminated with Lead and Cadmium in Cotonou (Benin).

This study carried out an assessment of sanitary risks connected to the consumption of Senna rotundifolia Linn. contaminated with lead and cadmium. This plant was collected and analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in the management of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Central Region of Togo.

Context: The Tem tribe in the Central Region of Togo is a population with an extensive knowledge of medicinal plants. However, little is known about their medical practices, principally the use of plants in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN).

Objective: The present study documented the indigenous medicinal plant utilization for the management of DM and HTN in the Togo Central Region.