Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger.

Background: Congenital malaria is a serious and common infection in tropical Africa. It has multiple consequences on the newborn and the mother.

Objective: The objective of this study is to calculate the prevalence of congenital malaria, describe its clinical signs, and analyze its associated factors.

A Fatal Case of COVID-19 in an Infant with Severe Acute Malnutrition Admitted to a Paediatric Ward in Niger.

While there have been very few fatal cases, SARS-CoV-2 has been reported in paediatric patients. This study aims to describe a fatal case of COVID-19 in a child with severe acute malnutrition. The eight-month-old child presented with fever, diarrhoea, and difficulty in breathing.

[Prescription of antimalarial drugs in the pediatric ward of the National Hospital of Lamordé, in Niamey].

In Niger, malaria is a major public health problem, due to the high number of deaths that are attributable to it and because of its heavy weight and socioeconomic status. The objective of this study was to contribute to the inventory of medical practices to rationalize the use of medicines and minimize the resistance phenomenon. This is a prospective study, which took place from May 1 to July 31, 2009, in the pediatric ward of the National Hospital of Lamordé.

[Mortal poisoning by bee stings in a child: Study of a case observed in the regional hospital of Maradi (Niger)].

We report a fatal case due to a massive attack by a swarm of bees in a nine-year-old child. The accident was fatal because of two aggravating factors: the cephalic location and the large number of stings (about 300). Complications were coagulopathy, anemia, hemorrhage, coma, and oligoanuria.

[Intestinal parasitosis in children less than five years of age in Niamey, Niger].

Unlabelled: According to the WHO, in 2002, 3.5 billion of people worldwide were infected with intestinal parasites. Every year, roundworms, hookworms and amoebae are the cause of 195,000 deaths around the world.

[Tuberculosis in children: 29 cases in two hospitals of Niamey and at the national tuberculosis center].

In 2013, the WHO considered that worldwide, the annual incidence of the tuberculosis is of 9 million cases, and prevalence at 14 million. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is difficult and can be at the origin of a delay of care and an under estimation of the amount of cases. The purpose of this study was to analyze the epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of tuberculosis in children.

[Abruptio placentae. Management in a reference Nigerien maternity. Prospective study about 118 cases during one year].

Objective: Placental abruption is a syndrome, which occurs in the third trimester of the pregnancy or during labour. It is the main cause of pregnancy last term bleeding and is also responsible for a high stillbirth rate. The objective is to describe the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic characteristics in order to decrease the fetal and maternal mortality and morbidity.