Publications (2098)
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Microbiological Quality of Surface Water Treated with Moringa oleifera Seeds or Cakes during the Storage: Case Study of Water Reservoirs of Loumbila, Ziga and Ouaga 3 Dams in Burkina Faso
Kabore Aminata, Savadogo Boubacar, Otoidobiga C.Harmonie, Sawadogo Adama, Rosillon Francis, Traore S. Alfred, Dianou Dayéri
Water purification with Moringa oleifera seeds has received a lot of attention because it reduces water turbidity and pathogenic microorganisms. However, it is important to define the optimum conditions of storage to preserve the treated water quality. The study aims to investigate microbial quality of water treated with Moringa oleifera seeds(...)
Drinking Water, Moringa oleifera, Cake, Seed, Shelf Life, Microbiology
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Distribution et usages des Ampelocissus dans la zone de Donia au sud du Tchad
Mberdoum Memti NGUINAMBAYE, Rasmata NANA, Elisée MBAYNGONE, Alain Ignassou DJINET, Badoua BADIEL et Zoumbiéssé TAMINI
Cette étude a consisté à faire l’inventaire des espèces du genre Ampelocissus à Donia dans le sud du Tchad, à déterminer leur distribution, leurs usages et de caractériser la flore ligneuse. Des prospections ont été faites et à la suite, des placettes ont été disposées dans les sites d’occurrence du taxon pour des relevés floristiques. A cet e(...)
Ampelocissus, diversité floristique, distribution, usages, Tchad
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Traditional plant use in Burkina Faso (West Africa): a national-scale analysis with focus on traditional medicine.
Alexander Zizka1, Adjima Thiombiano, Stefan Dressler, Blandine MI Nacoulma, Amadé Ouédraogo, Issaka Ouédraogo, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Georg Zizka, Karen Hahn, Marco Schmidt
Background: The West African country of Burkina Faso (BFA) is an example for the enduring importance of traditional plant use today. A large proportion of its 17 million inhabitants lives in rural communities and strongly depends on local plant products for their livelihood. However, literature on traditional plant use is still scarce and a
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Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Traditional medicine, Economic botany, Usefulness, Relative importance index, West Africa
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Physicochemical and parasitological quality of vegetables irrigation water in Ouagadougou city, Burkina-Faso
Winkom Kpoda Noellie, Oueda Adama, Stephane Corentin Some Yelezouomin, Cisse Gueladio, Hama Maiga Amadou, Bouraima Kabre Gustave
The quality of irrigation water from different sources used by urban vegetable producers, the watered soils and vegetables in Ouagadougou was investigated. From December 2012 to December 2013, samples of water (97), lettuces heads (20), manure (10) and soil (9) were collected and analyzed for their parasitological quality using modified Bailen(...)
Waterbornes parasites, Vegetables, Urban farming, Ouagadougou
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Prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in Burkina Faso: evaluation of vertical transmission by PCR, molecular characterization of subtypes and determination of antiretroviral drugs resistance
Tani Sagna, Cyrille Bisseye, Tegewende R Compaore, Therese S Kagone, Florencia W Djigma, Djeneba Ouermi, Catherine M Pirkle, Moctar TA Zeba, Valerie JT Bazie, Zoenabo Douamba, Remy Moret, Virginio Pietra, Adjirita Koama, Charlemagne Gnoula, Joseph D Sia, Jean-Baptiste Nikiema, Jacques Simpore
Background
Vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. The main objective of this study on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission was to determine the residual risk of HIV transmission in infants born to mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Moreo(...)
pregnant; women; HAART; sequencing; genotypes; mutations
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Epidemiology and characterization of high-risk genotypes of human Papillomavirus in a population of sexually active adolescents in Ouagadougou
CM Ouedraogo, RM Rahimy, TM Zohoncon, FW Djigma, AT Yonli, D Ouermi, A Sanni, J Lankoande, J Simpore
Objective
This cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and characterization of high-risk HPV genotypes circulating among adolescents in Ouagadougou.
Methods
From September to December 2013, 200 adolescents recruited from a youth counseling center have voluntarily accepted a swab of the endocervical canal. The identification of(...)
HPV; Adolescents; Burkina Faso
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Isolation, characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from local beverages (bissap, gnamakoudji) sold in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Gertrude Bsadjo Tchamba, Hadiza Ibrahim Bawa, Ariane Nzouankeu, Touwendsida Serge Bagré, Alfred S. Traoré, Nicolas Barro
Bissap» and «gnamakoudjii» are two local beverages highly produced and consumed in Burkina Faso, but potential hazard related to unhygienic contamination can cause a major risk to the health of consumers. This study was performed to assess the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli in 150 samples of «gnama(...)
Local beverages, Escherichia coli, EPEC, Salmonella spp., antibiotic resistance
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Occurrence of<i>Tetracampos ciliotheca</i>(Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea) in the gall bladder of<i>Clarias anguillaris</i>in Burkina Faso
Yamba Sinaré, Magloire Boungou, Adama Ouéda, Komandan Mano, WN Kpoda, NG Sakiti, G.B. Kabre
The presence of the bothriocephalidean cestode Tetracampos ciliotheca Wedl, 1861 is reported from the gall bladders of the catfish Clarias anguillaris from Loumbila and Ziga reservoirs, Burkina Faso, in 2010–2011. Of the 159 specimens examined, 47 were infected. Mean intensity of infection was 4.3 parasites per infected host, the maximum was 2(...)
Gall, Cestoda, Catfish, Biology, Veterinary medicine, Host (biology), Clarias, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Helminths, Zoology, Ecology, Fishery, Medicine
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Using macroinvertebrates for ecosystem health assessment in semi-arid streams of Burkina Faso
Idrissa Kaboré, Otto Moog, Maria Alp, Wendengoudi Guenda, Thomas Koblinger, Komandan Mano, Adama Ouéda, R. Ouédraogo, Daniel Trauner, Andreas Melcher
Efficient monitoring tools for the assessment of stream ecosystem response to urbanization and agricultural land use are urgently needed but still lacking in West Africa. This study investigated taxonomic and functional composition of macroinvertebrate communities at 29 sites, each exhibiting one of four disturbance levels [‘protected’ (P), ‘e(...)
Species richness, Guild, Ecology, Taxon, Ecosystem, Arid, Geography, Abundance (ecology), Biodiversity, Invertebrate, Urbanization, STREAMS, Ecosystem health, Ecosystem services, Biology, Habitat
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Anti-Inflammatory Activities Of Fruit And Leaves Extract Of Lannea Microcarpa England K. Kraus (Anacardiaceae),
Bationo Jean Hubert, Hilou Adama, Compaoré Moussa, Coulibaly Y Ahmed, Kiendrebeogo Martin, Nacoulma Odile Germaine
Objective: To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity as well as carotenoid content of crude hydro-acetonic extract of fruit and leaves of Lannea microcarpa (L. microcarpa) and to elucidate the possible anti-inflammatory mechanism by enzymatic and non-enzymatic methods.
Methods: Anti-inflammatory activity was determined by using carrageena(...)
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A synthetic overview of the SUSFISH project (Sustainable Management of Water and Fish Resources in Burkina Faso): society meets ecology. Final Report
Jan Sendzimir, Gabriele Slezak, Rahim Ouedraogo, Piotr Magnuszewski, Adama Ouéda, A. J. Nianogo, Otto Moog, F. Pelochek, L. Salvadogo, Patrice Toé, Henri Zerbo, Reinhard Mechler
8.2.2 A transdisciplinary approach to the integration of people, fisheries, socio-economic factors and higher education
Fish <Actinopterygii>, Ecology, Geography, Environmental planning, Environmental resource management, Fishery, Environmental science, Biology
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Characterisation of hepatitis C virus genotype among blood donors at the regional blood transfusion centre of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Moctar Tokèda Abdoul Zeba, Mahamoudou Sanou, Cyrille Bisseye, Alice Kiba, Bolni Marius Nagalo, Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma, Tegwindé Rebecca Compaoré, Yacouba Koumpingnin Nebié, Kisito Kienou, Tani Sagna, Virginio Pietra, Rémy Moret, Jacques Simporé
Background
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for about 900 deaths every year in Burkina Faso. In this country, serological screening for hepatitis B and C viruses is only carried out systematically among blood donors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and genotypes of HCV among blood donors using reverse transcription(...)
HCV, RNA, genotype, blood donors
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Prévalence de la schistosomiase urinaire en milieu scolaire dans un milieu périurbain de Ouagadougou : cas du quartier Yamtenga (Burkina Faso)
Bagayan Mohamed, Zongo Dramane, Savadogo Boubacar, Oueda Adama, Sorgho Hermann, Kabre Boureima Gustave et Poda Jean Noel
Cette étude a pour but de déterminer la prévalence de la schistosomiase urinaire dans un quartier périurbain de la ville de Ouagadougou. Une enquête épidémiologique a été initiée dans deux écoles primaires de Yamtenga et une prospection malacologique au niveau du barrage du dit quartier. Les mollusques récoltés ont été identifiés sur la base d(...)
Schistosomiase urinaire, Bulinus truncatus, élèves, Yamtenga, Burkina Faso
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Évaluation de la diversité génétique des sorghos à grains sucrés (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) du Nord du Burkina Faso
Nerbéwendé SAWADOGO, Romaric K. NANEMA, Pauline BATIONO/KANDO, Renan Ernest TRAORE, Baloua NEBIE, Djakaridia TIAMA, Mahamadou SAWADOGO, Jean-Didier ZONGO
Objectif : L’étude a pour objectif de déterminer le niveau de diversité agromorphologique des sorghos à grains sucrés du Nord du Burkina et d’estimer les paramètres génétiques de la collection en vue d’identifier les meilleures stratégies d’amélioration variétale.
Méthodologie et résultats : Les résultats de l’étude réalisée sur 37 accessions(...)
Sorghos à grains sucrés, diversité agromorphologique, Nord du Burkina Faso
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Anticancer activity of essential oils and their chemical components - a review
Bagora Bayala , Imaël HN Bassole , Riccardo Scifo , Charlemagne Gnoula , Laurent Morel , Jean-Marc A Lobaccaro , Jacques Simpore
Essential oils are widely used in pharmaceutical, sanitary, cosmetic, agriculture and food industries for their bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, antiparasitical and insecticidal properties. Their anticancer activity is well documented. Over a hundred essential oils from more than twenty plant families have been tested on more than twenty t(...)
Essential oils, anticancer activity