Publications (1365)
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Nutritional Characterization of Traditional Foods Based on Millet, Sorghum and Cowpea from the North-Central Region of Burkina Faso
Rasmata Dabo, Fatoumata Hama-Ba, Serge Samandoulgou, Aly Savadogo
The food and nutrition situation in Burkina Faso, like most developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, is marked by growing food vulnerability. The majority of local dishes are being abandoned in favor of a minority of imported cereal dishes and other ultra-processed foods. This minority of cereal foods is blamed for stunted growth in childre(...)
Cereals, Legumes, Food, Nutritional, Burkina Faso
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Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Study of Medicinal Plants Sold in the Markets of the City of N’Djamena
Djibrine Adoum Oumar, Teissir Ibrahim Abakar, Hama Cissé, Salomon Madjitoloum Betoloum, Adama Sawadogo, Jean-Ulrich Muandze Nzambe, Elisée Mbayngone, Abdelsalam Tidjani, Aly Savadogo
The use of medicinal plants occupies an important place in traditional Chadian medicine, this study was carried out with the aim of listing the medicinal plants sold in the markets of the city of N’Djamena, and knowledge of the medicinal flora Chad, such as the leaves of Guiera senegalensis in Arabic called Khibeche, the roots of Cassia occide(...)
Chad (N’Djamena), Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany, Screening, Phytochemistry
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Resistance mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and promising strategies to combat antibiotic resistance
Ablassé Rouamba, Alimata Bance, Vincent Ouedraogo, Eli Compaoré, Martin Kiendrebégo
Nowadays, antibiotic resistance constitutes one of the world-wide health crisis, food security and development. This review was designed to highlight the resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a multi-resistant bacterium, and to propose strategies to combat antibiotic resistance. P. aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacillus, strict aero(...)
Antibiotic resistance, Biofilm, Quorum sensing, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Genetic variability induced by gamma radiation on second generation of mutants M2 of Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdcourt] in Burkina Faso
Brahime Tingueri, Mahamadi Hamed Ouedraogo, Wendmanegda Hermann Tonde, Tégawendé Odette Bonkoungou, Celestin Thiombiano, Adjima Ouoba, Daouda Ouedraogo, Mahamadou Sawadogo
Bambara groundnut is a highly nutritious food legume. However, the low genetic variability in Bambara,groundnut constitutes a serious barrier for its improvement. The mutagenesis is one of the techniques able to create genetic variability of crops species for breeding. This study aims at evaluating the genetic variability induced by gamma irra(...)
Bambara groundnut, Gamma irradiation, Genetic variability, Burkina Faso
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Detection of Adenovirus in Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, Wastewater and Manure from Irrigated Farms in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
TRAORE Kuan Abdoulaye, SANOU Madou, OUOBA Jean Bienvenue,OUOBA Bruno Lalidia, ROQUES Pierre, BARRO Nicolas
Enteric viral pathogens are responsible for numerous epidemics associated
with the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetable, whether raw or mini
mally processed. The aim of the present study was to assess agricultural prac
tices and the presence of adenovirus (AdV) in fruits and vegetables, manure
and irrigation wastewater sampled in the(...)
Adenovirus, Raw Fruits and Vegetables, Nested PCR, Wastewater, Manure
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Phenotypical variability of four types of sorghum cultivated in intercropping conditions in two agroclimatic areas of Burkina Faso based on qualitative traits
Sévérin Tuina,; Josiane Tiendrebéogo; Romaric Kiswendsida Nanema; Nerbéwendé Sawadogo
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an indigenous crop in Africa, primarily cultivated to meet the food and commercial needs of rural communities. In Burkina Faso, various types of sorghum are cultivated together, potentially increasing gene flow and influencing the evolution of key morphological traits of interest. This study compared t(...)
Sorghum,; genetic resources,; morphological variability,; intercropping.
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Effects of climate on the phenology of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) and the distribution of associated insects in Burkina Faso
DAO Zézouma Anselme, ROMBA Rahim, JALOUX Bruno, OUEDRAOGO Amadé, GNANKINE Olivier
Climate change and global warming in the Sahelian region cause dramatic drought and advancing of the desert. This phenomenon could affect the plant survival and community composition, but even for surviving plants, it could affect their phenology and the insect community associated with them. In a space-for-time approach, we studied the case o(...)
Climatic variations, Dry tropical zone, Insect community, Phenology, Plant–insect interaction
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Assessment of COVID-19 Knowledge, Vaccination Rates and Seroprevalence among Female Sex Workers in Burkina Faso, 2022
Kambiré Dinanibè, Cissé Kadari, Dabiré Sanhitouo Charlemagne, Zida Sylvie, Ouédraogo Oumarou, Compaoré T Rebeca, Zouré Abdou-Azaque, Soubeiga R Théophile Serge, Ki Célestine, Kpoda Dissinviel Stéphane, Tondé Issa, Diallo Dramane, Sidibé Tiany, Koevogui Massa, Ouédraogo/Traoré Rasmata, Kouanda Seni, Ouédraogo Henri Gautier
Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 originated in Wuhan, China. No country in the world has been spared.
Several barrier measures had been taken at the national level to limit the spread of the disease. This study aimed to
assess knowledge, vaccination rates, and seroprevalence of COVID-19 among Female sex workers (FSWs) in
Burkina Faso. Meth(...)
Seroprevalence, COVID-19, FSWs, Burkina Faso
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Associated factors of dietary diversity among schoolchildren in Plateau Central region of Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study
Daniel Somwaoga Ouedraogo, Ella W. R. Compaore, Ousmane Ouedraogo and Mamoudou H. Dicko
Context School-age is a dynamic period of growth and development, leading to good health and a productive
adult life. Adequate dietary intake provides essential nutrients for growth, health and cognition. However, the practices of adequate nutrition is still not a matter of course for schoolchildren in many countries. The aim of this study
w(...)
Dietary diversity score, Primary school students, Associated factors
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in the Eastern Region of Burkina Faso
Ousmane Ouédraogo, Ella Wendpouigoudinkondo Rakièta Compaoré, Ousmane Ouédraogo, Mediatrice Kiburente, Mamoudou Hama Dicko
Background. Anemia in children aged 6 to 59 months is a public health problem in Burkina Faso with a prevalence
well above the 40% estimated by WHO globally for this age group. Aim. The objective of this study was to evaluate
the prevalence and associated factors of anemia in children aged 6 to 59 months. Methods. This was a cross-sectional(...)
anemia, children aged 6 to 59 months, eastern region of Burkina Faso
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Diversity and structure of microalgae and their potential use in monitoring water pollution and eutrophication in the Loumbila reservoir (Burkina Faso)
OUATTARA Minata, OUEDRAOGO Ilassa, ZONGO Bilassé, ZONGO Frédéric
Microalgae play a fundamental role in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. The diversity and structure
of the microalgae community are always influenced by the availability of nutrients in the environment, which is one
of the causes of water eutrophication. Microalgae are the best biological indicators of pollution and eutrophication
i(...)
eutrophic water; indicator species; Microcystis aeruginosa; nutrient
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Food environment in Burkina Faso: priority actions recommended to the government using Food-EPI tool
Tapsoba VA, Ella CWR, Zeba AN, Some JW, Manga JS, Diouf A, Moubarac J-C, Vandevijvere S and Dicko MH
Introduction: The food environment is an important factor in the efforts of
countries worldwide to achieve a transition to sustainable food systems. The
objective of this study is to formulate and prioritize actions to be addressed to
the government of Burkina Faso for the creation of a healthy food environment,
which will contribute to re(...)
food environment, Food-EPI, food system, government actions, public policies
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Toxic potential evaluation of liquid effluents discharged into nature by the university hospital centers (UHC) and mixed wastewater treatment station (WWTS) at Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso
Ganamé Abasse Ouédraogo, Djimbie Justin Djopnang, Oumarou Zongo, Farid Toyigbenan Badé, Arouna Ouédraogo, Boukaré Kaboré, Hama Cissé, François Tchoumbougnang, Aly Savadogo
In Burkina Faso, several investigations have raised suspicions that hospital liquid effluents are the source of contaminants in porbeagle-culture products and surface water in urban and peri-urban areas. This study aimed to evaluate the hygienic quality of hospital liquid effluents discharged into nature by the UHC Bogodogo (UHC-BOG), Yalgado(...)
Physicochemical parameters, Toxic potential, Wastewaters, Ouagadougou
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Efficiency of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in genetic diversity study and differentiation of Borassus aethiopum Mart. and Borassus akeassii Bayton, Ouédr. & Guinko
ADEOTI Kifouli, SALAKO Kalawolé Valère, DAA‑KPODE Ulysse Ayihaou, OUEDRAOGO Amadé, SANTONI Sylvain, ALBERLENC Frederique, KPATENON Mariano Joly, LATREILLE Muriel, TOLLON-CORDET Christine, ETSE Kodjo Djidjolé, MAHMOUD Oumar Hissein Abba, FAYE Adama, JALIGOT Estelle, BEULE Thierry
The African fan palm, Borassus aethiopum, is widely distributed in West and Central Africa. To contribute to the understanding of its evolutionary history and geographical distribution, we have performed the analysis of its genetic diversity and population structure through a wide samples collection in different countries. Simple sequences rep(...)
Borassus akeassii, Genetic markers, Population structure, Rhon palms, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Prevalence of β-lactamase genes and integrons among multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp recovered from food samples in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Adama Patrice Soubeiga, Dissinviel Stéphane Kpoda , Oumar Traoré, Cheikna Zongo, Aly Savadogo
The resistance of Gram-negative bacteria to β-lactam antibiotics occurs mainly by the production
of β-lactamases. The aim of this work was to evaluate the presence of β-lactamase genes and
integrons in multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates recovered from food. Susceptibility to antibiotics
was determined using the agar diffusion method. Det(...)
E. coli, Salmonella spp., Antimicrobial resistance genes, Integron, FOOD