In Senegal, as in many developing countries, the agricultural sector plays a key role economy. addition to supplying food, agriculture is most important source of employment, especially for women. Through Plan an Emerging Senegal (PES), Senegalese government implementing ambitious financing plan improve productivity and enhance employment opportunities Our study assesses impact two PES measures...

Fluoride excess in drinking water is noticed many countries around the world and particularly Senegal where, addition to fluoride excess, high levels of salinity are also encountered. In order reduce groundnut basin Senegal, two types clays namely montmorillonite KSF K10 as well were used adsorbent materials. The results show that pH which was initially alkaline becomes acidic varying from 2.80...

Lamellodiscus euzeti n. sp. (Monogenea:Diplectanidae) is described from the gills of two sparid fishes, Dentex canariensis (Steindachner) off Senegal and Ivory Coast and D. gibbosus (Rafinesque) off Senegal and Tunisia. The new species belongs to the "ignoratus" group, characterized by a lamellodisc with complete lamellae, a "lyre" shaped male copulatory organ type, and the "ignoratus" sensu st...

In Senegal, only 60% of mothers in rural areas deliver in health facilities. Mothers' satisfaction with their facility-based childbirth experience is one of the factors in their choosing to deliver in such facilities in subsequent pregnancies. The objective of this study was to assess whether compliance with childbirth care based on the mothers' perception of facility-based childbirth care cont...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a group of diseases with vast clinical polymorphism produced by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, that is acquired through the bite of sandflies. It is an endemic zoonosis in Spain, being the dog the main reservoir. In our country all forms of leishmaniasis are due to Leishmania infantum species, that usually produces mild lesions in uncovered areas, mainly in childre...

Two days after returning from a week-long stay in southeastern Senegal, the first patient, a 31-year-old European, complained of a sudden influenza-like illness. Clinical data reported a sudden onset of fever (39"7C), shivers, frontal headache, myalgias, joint pains, nausea, vomiting and asthenia. No neurological syndrome, rash, haemorrhagic signs or hepatomegaly and splenomegaly were noticed. ...

Known for its rich natural resources and the fertility of its land, the Casamance region of southern Senegal has supplied the rest of Senegal with an abundance of food for centuries. However, during colonial rule and into the years following independence in 1960, Casamance resources were used to benefit those in power, while the local population was overlooked and experienced economic disadvant...

The South African government implemented a compulsory one year community service strategy to address the shortage of human resources in the health sector since 1998. Medical practitioners (1999), dentists (2000) and pharmacists (2001) and other seven professional groups followed in 2003 and in July 2004. The nursing profession followed after the Health Minister’s announcement, the processing of...

SARS-CoV. The prevalence of HMPV infection in SARS patients validates the interest in HMPV’s possible role in SARS etiology. From November 2001 to February 2002, 1 year before the first cases of SARS appeared, we tested the sputum of patients >64 years of age who had experienced exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, for HMPV. Investigations were conducted on 90 episodes in 89 e...

We describe a nested polymerase chain reaction for the identification of Borrelia species from serum of patients with unidentified fevers. This technique, based on single nucleotide polymorphisms of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, was used to test blood samples from 7,750 patients, 33 of whom were diagnosed with spirochete infections. Borrelia crocidurae was the only species identified.