Published in mSphere
Information on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread in Africa is limited by insufficient diagnostic capacity. Here, we assessed the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related diagnostic workload during the onset of the pandemic in the central laboratory of Benin, Western Africa; characterized 12 SARS-CoV-2 genomes from re...
Published in Cerebrovascular Diseases
Introduction: We aimed to determine knowledge of stroke risk factors and signs in an urban population of northern Benin. Methods: A door-to-door purposeful sampling survey was conducted in resident population (age ≥15 years) of the district of Titirou in the city of Parakou (N = 255,478) in Benin between March 15 and July 15, 2016. In-person interv...
Published in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is considered a top priority pathogen by the World Health Organization for combatting increasing antibiotic resistance and development of new drugs. Since it was originally reported in Klebsiella pneumoniae in 2009, the quick spread of the blaNDM-1 gene encoding a New-Delhi metallo-beta-lactama...
Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
We used commercially available ELISAs to test 68 samples from coronavirus disease cases and prepandemic controls from Benin. We noted
Published in Insects
Simple Summary The fall armyworm (FAW) is an important pest native to the Americas which was recently introduced to Africa, where it has become a threat to maize production, a major food and cash crop. It is usually managed by chemical control. However, due to the drawbacks of large scale and indiscriminate use of synthetic chemical pesticides on h...
Published in Frontiers in Immunology
The binding of immunoglobulin (Ig) to Fc gamma receptors (FcgR) at the immune cell surface is an important step to initiate immunological defense against malaria. However, polymorphisms in receptors and/or constant regions of the IgG heavy chains may modulate this binding. Here, we investigated whether polymorphisms located in FcgR and constant reg...
Published in Malaria Journal
BackgroundUnderstanding the molecular basis of insecticide resistance in mosquito, such as Anopheles funestus, is an important step in developing strategies to mitigate the resistance problem. This study aims to assess the role of the GSTe2 gene in DDT resistance and determine the genetic diversity of this gene in An. funestus.MethodsGene expressio...
Published in The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of snakebite envenomation, which is still little known in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to describe the clinical, biological and ultrasonographic aspects of AKI following severe snakebite envenomation managed in the intensive care unit. Method: A prospective observational survey...
L'ulcère de Buruli est l'une des 17 maladies tropicales négligées dans le monde. Elle est causée par la bactérie Mycobacterium ulcerans et se manifeste par des lésions cutanées nécrosantes pouvant atteindre l'os. Les zones rurales de l'Afrique occidentale et centrale ayant peu ou pas accès à des infrastructures d'assainissement et d'eau potable son...
Published in Malaria Journal
BackgroundIn 2020, Benin has implemented a digitalized mass distribution campaign of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in the particular context of COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes the implementation process as well as the challenges and lessons learned from this campaign.MethodsA descriptive design was used for reporting the planning and impl...
