Post-exercise heart rate variability recovery after 800-m endurance run load among Cameroonian adolescent's males.

The 800-m (m) run is part of Physical Education classes in Cameroon, after which arrhythmias may occur during recovery. Hence, this study aimed at determining relationship between 800-m run loads on cardiac autonomic recovery among school adolescents. Forty-two male adolescents (aged [17 ​± ​1] years) performed 800-m.

Seroprevalence of IgG and IgM antibodies and associated risk factors among pregnant women consulted in three health centers in Dschang, Cameroon.

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan responsible for one of the most common congenital infections in the world. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with toxoplasmosis in pregnant women consulted in three health centers in the city of Dschang.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study that was conducted, with a total of 242 participants.

The COVID-19 Prevalence among Children: Hypotheses for Low Infection Rate and Few Severe Forms among This Age Group in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Despite some cases of severe or critical manifestations of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) described among children, the prevalence of this infection in the pediatric population is quite low worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Current data suggest indeed that, independent of the population considered overall, severe and critical cases of COVID-19 are rare among children. This observation prompted us to discuss the possible hypotheses which could explain the low prevalence of COVID-19 among children; amongst others, we discuss (1) immunomodulation by the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine or by some parasitic infections such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and helminthiasis and (2) cross immunization with other coronaviruses commonly found in the sub-Saharan African setting.

Use of WhatsApp®, for distance teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and perception from a sub-Saharan African setting.

Background: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to palliate to the lockdown and cover academic programs, the faculty of medicine and pharmaceutical sciences (FMPS) of the university of Dschang (UDs) in Cameroon has implemented e-learning using WhatsApp®.

Aim: Describe the opinion of students and lecturers after its implementation of e-learning at the FMPS of UDs.

Methods: We designed a uniform teaching scheme using WhatsApp® during the university lockdown.

Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain in schoolchildren in Cameroon, sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Data on the prevalence and factors associated with low back pain (LBP) in schoolchildren are scarce in Africa, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with LBP in schoolchildren in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in 10 randomly selected schools (public and private) in Douala, Cameroon.

Antiplasmodial Activity of (Sprague) Sprague Ethyl Acetate Extract in -Infected Mice.

Background: One of the most dangerous Plasmodium species is . Hence, it causes a higher rate of mortality. The resistance of to the ACT (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies) has led to the search for new antimalarial drugs.

Antimalarial Activity of Ethyl Acetate Extract and Fraction of against (ANKA).

Background: Malaria is one of the most critical diseases causing about 219 million cases worldwide in developing countries. The spread and development of resistance against chemical antimalarial drugs is one of the major problems associated with malaria control. The present study was to investigate the antimalarial efficacy of ethyl acetate extract and one fraction of in order to support the usage of this plant by traditional healers to treat malaria.