The complete genome sequence of a peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) from goat samples collected in Sierra Leone in 2011 is reported here. The genome shows a higher nucleotide sequence identity (98.9%) with a lineage II PPRV from Senegal than to PPRVs from neighboring Liberia and Ivory Coast.

A new species of spongilla-fly (Neuropterida, Neuroptera, Sisyridae: Sisyra) is described from Western Africa (Guinea and Ivory Coast). This new Sisyra species differs from all other known African species both in its morphology and genitalia, and it seems to be most closely related to a species in Thailand.

We report the first case of allergy to red meat observed in Ivory Coast. A 49-year-old male presented with pruritus. The diagnosis of allergy to red meat was confirmed by an assay for IgE antibodies specific for alpha-1,3 galactose. Interestingly, the disease was considered a spell to the patient who was suspected of being a sorcerer by the community.

This paper briefly reviews studies of thermospheric neutral wind dynamics over the African region. The literature includes a review observations winds five locations using Fabry–Perot Interferometer (FPI), and comparison between FPI predictions horizontal model (HWM-14). So far, there are reports measurements in South Africa Morocco representing mid-latitude regions southern northern hemisphere...

A new species Orphinus geiseri sp. n. (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from Ivory Coast (Mt. Nimba) is described, illustrated and compared with similar species. The differs congeners by the structure of antennae male genitalia.

During Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 159, four sites (Sites 959−962) were drilled along a depth transect on the Côte d’Ivoire/Ghana Transform Margin. In this study, the Pliocene–Pleistocene history of carbonate and organic carbon accumulation at Hole 959C is reconstructed for the eastern equatorial Atlantic off the Ivory Coast/Ghana based on bulk carbonate, sand fraction, organic carbon, and...

The 10.5 km diameter Bosumtwi crater in Ghana, West Africa, is the most likely source crater for the Ivory Coast tektites, as the tektites and the crater have the same age (1.07 Ma), and there are close similarities between the isotopic and chemical compositions of the tektites and crater rocks. The crater is excavated in 2.1–2.2 Ga old metasediments and metavolcanics of the Birimian Supergroup...

Infections and parasitic diseases amount to 45% of inpatient and 33% of outpatient treatment in 3 major peripheral hospitals of the Ivory Coast. If true parasitic diseases were excluded, and if meningitis and pneumonia were counted, the infectious diseases amount to about 45% of all consultations in hospitals. About 4 million registered diagnoses are made each year in the peripheral health cent...