Publications by authors named "M Ndangang"

Clinical Data Warehouses (CDW) are gold mines and may be useful to manage the COVID-19 outbreak. This article details the use of CDW in order to retrieve patients for vaccination purposes. A list of 34 diseases (or conditions) was published by French Health Authorities to target individuals at a high risk of developing a severe form of COVID.

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Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute hepatitis in humans worldwide and have high burden in the resource-limited countries. Better knowledge of the epidemiology of hepatitis in animals in Africa can help to understand the epidemiology among humans. The objective of this study was to summarize the prevalence of HEV infection and distribution of HEV genotypes among animals in Africa.

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Background: Postoperative fatigue (POF) is a major cause of rehabilitation failure after surgery. POF is a complication that could negatively affect outpatients but to date no study has specifically investigated POF at home after day surgery. The objective of this study was to assess early and late POF and risk factors for POF after day surgery.

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Better knowledge of the face of the current dengue virus (DENV) epidemiology in Africa can help to implement efficient strategies to curb the burden of dengue fever. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence of DENV infection in Africa. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, African Journals Online, and Africa Index Medicus from January 1, 2000 to June 10, 2019 without any language restriction.

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Background: To set priorities for efficient control of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in Africa, it is necessary to have accurate estimate of its burden, especially among HIV-infected populations.

Objectives: To compare case fatality rate (CFR) and viral aetiologies of ARTI between HIV-positive and HIV-negative populations in Africa.

Study Design: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Knowledge, Africa Journal Online, and Global Index Medicus to identify studies published from January 2000 to April 2018.

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