Surveillance and agnostic capture sequencing of samples from individuals with rash-associated illness in Mali indicates regional transmission of measles virus from West and Central Africa.

Measles is vaccine-preventable extremely contagious disease caused by the measles virus. High vaccination coverage is needed to prevent outbreaks of disease. Although molecular surveillance of measles is critical to characterize outbreaks and track viral evolution, few whole-genome sequences of measles virus from West Africa are available despite continual outbreaks in the region.

Empowering public health: building advanced molecular surveillance in resource-limited settings through collaboration and capacity-building.

The rapid detection and continuous surveillance of infectious diseases are important components of an effective public health response. However, establishing advanced molecular surveillance systems, crucial for monitoring and mitigating pandemics, poses significant challenges in resource-limited developing countries. In a collaborative effort, research institutions from Benin joined forces with Mali's National Institute of Public Health to implement a state-of-the-art molecular surveillance system in Mali.

Characterizations of infant flours and profiles of populations using them in the center of Côte d'Ivoire.

Introduction: Infant malnutrition is a public health issue observed in children from the age of 6 months, period of food diversification. The objective of this study was to characterize the infant flours intended for children from 6 to 24 months on the Ivorian market and to identify the profiles of the populations using them in order to improve a new type of flour manufacturing.

Materials And Methods: Then, a cross-sectional investigation was conducted among 300 households with young children in the center of Cote d'Ivoire.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in vaccine-naïve participants from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, and Mali.

Objectives: The InVITE study, starting in August 2021, was designed to examine the immunogenicity of different vaccine regimens in several countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, and Mali. Prevaccination baseline samples were used to obtain estimates of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in the study population.

Methods: Adult participants were enrolled upon receipt of their initial COVID-19 vaccine from August 2021 to June 2022.

Relationship between patient sex and anatomical sites of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Mali.

Background: Contribution of host factors in mediating susceptibility to extrapulmonary tuberculosis is not well understood.

Objective: To examine the influence of patient sex on anatomical localization of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study in Mali, West Africa.