Arboviral infections have repeatedly been reported in the republic of Djibouti, consistent with the fact that essential vectors for arboviral diseases are endemic in the region. However, there is a limited recent information regarding arbovirus circulation, and the associated risk predictors to human exposure are largely unknown. We performed, from November 2010 to February 2011 in the Djibouti...

In Djibouti, the prevalence of female genital mutilations (FGMs) amounts to 98% and the practice is still in use. When I left, in 1999, I knew I would involve myself in the fight against FGMs and I describe here the outcome of an obstacle course of more than ten years duration. This paper is written on behalf of innumerable women, who could give you a similar account.

A Grant from the World Bank provided a strong impetus to Djibouti’s national HIV response in 2003. Clear objectives and priorities, effective government action and commitment, and close cooperation among the key donors and government organizations have contributed to strong results in the national response to HIV. The Global Fund cites Djibouti as a “best practice” example of donor coordination...

1508 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 13, No. 10, October 2007 originally designed to identify infl uenza and relied on fever for specimen collection. Our retrospective selection criteria refl ected the classic initial manifestations of infl uenza (1,4), and thus could have missed nonfebrile cases. Second, the study was not designed to refl ect age distribution of children ...

Does access to microfinance improve household welfare? We seek the answer this question using data on 2,060 borrower and nonborrower households based in six major urban centers of Djibouti. construct a composite index multidimensional poverty that captures various aspects well-being, including ownership agricultural livestock assets, land, transportation, employment, quality housing, sanitation...

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is not well characterized despite increasing recognition of its expanding infection and disease burden in recent years. METHODOLOGY / PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Following Cochrane Collaboration guidelines and reporting our findings following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically reviewed records describ...