Timeliness of Yellow Fever Surveillance, Central African Republic

Timeliness of Yellow Fever Surveillance, Central African Republic

During January 2007-July 2012, a total of 3,220 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in the Central African Republic; 55 were confirmed and 11 case-patients died. Mean delay between onset of jaundice and case confirmation was 16.6 days. Delay between disease onset and blood collection could be reduced by increasing awareness of the population.

Serological surveillance of brucellosis and Q fever in cattle in the Central African Republic.

No data are available concerning the seroprevalence of brucellosis in Central African Republic (CAR) and the last report concerning the seroprevalence of Q fever in CAR is from 1995. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of these diseases in CAR, especially in Zebu cattle. We used the Rose Bengal Plate Test to test 2032 bovine serum samples for antibodies to Brucella spp. and an ...

Yellow Fever in Central America

Hepatitis E, Central African Republic

bronchitis, wheezing bronchitis, and pneumonia. In the context of the previous reports of WUPyV detection in Australia and North America (3), our data suggest a worldwide distribution of WUPyV. Most of the WUPyV-positive children were <4 years of age, and WUPyV DNA was rarely found in children >6 years of age. This age distribution is compatible with WUPyV infection occurring in day nurseries a...

Buruli Ulcer, Central African Republic

Noikaseumsy Sithivong, Hidemasa Izumiya, Khampheuy Munnalath, Traykhouane Phouthavane, Khampheng Chomlasak, Lay Sisavath, Arounnapha Vongdouangchanh, Phengta Vongprachanh, Haruo Watanabe, and Makoto Ohinishi Author affi liations: National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology, Vientiane, Laos (N. Sithivong, K. Munnalath, T. Phouthavane, K. Chomlasak, L. Sisavath, A. Vongdouangchanh, P. Vongpra...