Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Immunology and Genetics, Department of Biosystems, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University; Department of Animal Production, School of Agriculture University o...

During 2010-2014, we enrolled 511 patients with suspected bacterial meningitis into surveillance in 2 districts of northern Togo. We identified 15 persons with Streptococcus suis infection; 10 had occupational contact with pigs, and 12 suffered neurologic sequelae. S. suis testing should be considered in rural areas of the African meningitis belt.

Influenza D virus has been identified in America, Europe, and Asia. We detected influenza D virus antibodies in cattle and small ruminants from North (Morocco) and West (Togo and Benin) Africa. Dromedary camels in Kenya harbored influenza C or D virus antibodies, indicating a potential new host for these viruses.

a Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. b Retired, Lomé, Togo. c Department of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi, India. d Retired, Crozet, France. e Retired, Mangalore, India. f National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Rajahmundry, India. g Epidemiology and Social M...

Hôpital de District de Biyem Assi, Yaoundé-Cameroun, Hôpital Central de Yaoundé, Cameroun, Groupe Associatif pour la Recherche, l’Education et la Santé (GARES-Falaise), Dschang, Cameroun, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Yaoundé, Cameroun, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Lomé, Ecole des Services de santé des Armées de Lomé, Togo, Département de Santé publique, Faculté de Médicine...

Abstract Changes in climate patterns are the main challenges being faced by coffee and cocoa production systems, one of key sources livelihood for farmers Togo’s humid dense forests zone, also known as “Togo ecological zone IV”. The objective this study was to analyze climatic vulnerability coffee-cocoa agroforestry systems (CCAFS) Togo IV both ongoing (last 40 years 1980–2019) incoming decades...

BACKGROUND Mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin has become the main intervention to control onchocerciasis or "river blindness". In Togo, after many years of MDA, Onchocerca volvulus infection has declined dramatically, and elimination appears achievable, but in certain river basins the current situation remains unknown. We have conducted parasitological, serological, ophthalmological, ...

INTRODUCTION We determined the sero-prevalence of HIV among female sex workers (FSWs) in Togo identified their sexual risk behaviors. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study from 17 to 27 December, 2011 on 1106 FSWs in Togo. Venous sample were collected to estimate HIV prevalence as per national algorithms. Behavior data were collected by interviewer-administered questionnaires. RESULT...

Introduction Little is known about the antimicrobial susceptibility of common bacteria responsible for wound infections from many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods We performed a retrospective review of microbial isolates collected based on clinical suspicion of wound infection between 2004 and 2016 from Mercy Ships, a non-governmental organisation operating a single mobile surgical un...

BACKGROUND This study assessed the prevalence and influence of exposure to pro-tobacco advertisements among adolescents in 20 low and middle income countries (LMICs). METHODS The 2007-2008 Global Youth Tobacco Survey was analyzed for students aged 13-15 years in 20 LMICs. Overall and sex-specific prevalence of exposure to tobacco advertisements in several media, as well as the prevalence of s...