[Bacteriologic characteristics of 25 strains of Vibrio cholerae, biotype eltor isolated in Mali].

This work studies bacteriological characters of 25 strains of V. cholerae isolated in Mali during the outbreak of 1984-1987. These strains were precisely identified by biochemistry characters, toxin secretion, presence of a structure considered as attachment factor.

[Evaluation of endemic leprosy in an urban zone--sampling survey at the household level: results at Bamako, Republic of Mali].

A sample survey on households was conducted in Bamako (capital of the Republic of Mali) in order to estimate epidemiological and logistical indexes relating to Hansen's disease. With a prevalence rate reaching 7.37 +/- 1.

[Bacteriological study of shigellosis in the Lake Kivu area (Central Africa). Developments in the last 15 years (1968-1983)].

1913 Shigella strains were isolated from 1968 to 1983 in lake Kivu area (Central Africa). Distribution and evolution of serotypes, biotypes and antibiotypes were studied. The majority of serotypes and biotypes were stable.

[3-year study of shigellosis epidemic in Rwanda, Central Africa. Problems of public health and bacteriological aspects].

Since 1979, the Lakes region (Kivu in Zaïre, Western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) has been stricken by a bacillary dysentery epidemic at S. dysenteriae type 1. Supposed to be extinct since the 1950s.