Published in Geothermal Energy
Classification schemes for geothermal energy sources have recently been improved to include the concept of geothermal play. Our comprehensive review for the island of Madagascar aims to enhance the understanding of the factors controlling the country’s geothermal energy sources. The result is the first catalogue of geothermal systems in Madagascar....
Published in International journal of public health
One child or young adolescent dies every 10 min in Madagascar and large disparities in survival persist. We estimated cause-specific mortality in a cohort of children aged 0-14 in the Moramanga district and explored how causes of death shape these inequalities. Children were followed prospectively between 2012 and 2017. Causes of death were establi...
Il est des événements qui, comme des traumas, s’incrustent dans la mémoire et la prennent en otage, entremêlant les approches individuelles et collectives. L’esclavage, la colonisation, les séries de guerres et de génocides qui ont marqué le continent africain en font partie. Du tréfonds de leurs ruines respectives, l’auteur malgache Raharimanana e...
Published in BMC Medicine
BackgroundIn Madagascar, the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) surveillance programme was launched in late 2012 wherein previously treated TB cases and symptomatic MDR-TB contacts (hereafter called presumptive MDR-TB cases) undergo drug susceptibility testing. This retrospective review had per aim to provide an update on the national MDR-TB...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Human settlement of Madagascar traces back to the beginning of the first millennium with the arrival of Austronesians from Southeast Asia, followed by migrations from Africa and the Middle East. Remains of these different cultural, genetic, and linguistic legacies are still present in Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. The close rela...
Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
Chromoblastomycosis is an implantation fungal infection. Twenty years ago, Madagascar was recognized as the leading focus of this disease. We recruited patients in Madagascar who had chronic subcutaneous lesions suggestive of dermatomycosis during March 2013–June 2017. Chromoblastomycosis was diagnosed in 50 (33.8%) of 148 patients. The highest pre...
Dans un contexte de compétition accrue pour l’accès aux terres agricoles en Afrique, le rôle des marchés fonciers suscite un intérêt renouvelé. Alors qu’une littérature croissante s’intéresse aux effets des marchés en termes d’efficience et d’équité, les institutions sous-jacentes à leur fonctionnement restent peu connues. À partir d’une étude dans...
Published in Primates; journal of primatology
Infanticide has been observed across many primate taxa, but the extent of its occurrence is not fully understood due to difficulty in observation and uneven reporting. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain why infanticide occurs in primates and whether it benefits some individuals within a social group. Here we report on a case of infant...
The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in Madagascar classifies Malagasy districts into two malaria situations: districts in the pre-elimination phase and districts in the control phase. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is identified as the main intervention means to control malaria in the Central Highlands. However, it involves an important log...
Published in BMC Women's Health
BackgroundMadagascar has restrictive abortion laws with no explicit exception to preserve the woman’s life. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of abortion in the country and examine the methods, consequences, and risk factors of these abortions.MethodsWe interviewed 3179 women between September 2015 and April 2016. Women were selected from ...
