Introduction: Leprosy is a real problem in the Daoukro health district despite the actions of the National programme for elimination.
Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of new leprosy cases in the Daoukro health district from 1999 to 2017.
Method: Descriptive survey including leprosy patients admitted to the dermato-leprology department from 1999 to 2017.
African trypanosomoses, whose pathogens are transmitted by tsetse flies, are a threat to animal and human health. Tsetse flies observed at the military base of the French Forces in Côte d'Ivoire (FFCI base) were probably involved in the infection and death of military working dogs. Entomological and parasitological surveys were carried out during the rainy and dry seasons using "Vavoua" traps to identify tsetse fly species, their distribution, favorable biotopes and food sources, as well as the trypanosomes they harbor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Côte d'Ivoire, rubber cultivation has more than doubled since 2010. These mass agricultural areas require a large workforce with little information on how this environment might impact risk of mosquito-borne diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the larval ecology of mosquitoes in rubber areas of Dabou, Côte d'Ivoire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Identify the predictors of the use of antenatal care in Burundi.
Data And Methods: This were an analysis of secondary data from the 2016 - 2017 demographic and health surveys in Burundi. The survey population was women who gave birth in the last five (05) years prior to the survey and gave their informed consent.
Introduction: Patient education is an important component in the management and monitoring of chronic diseases. It plays an important role in the decline of the disease severity, mortality and socioeconomic burden and the complications of these chronic diseases. In Côte d’Ivoire, there are few studies to evaluate the reality of this activity.
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