Cameroon
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Trends in DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. populations from urban and agro-industrial settings in southern Cameroon.

28 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used for insect pest control in Cameroon. In certain insect species, particularly the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, resistance to this class of insecticides is a source of great concern and needs to ... Read more...

Prevalence and diversity patterns of avian blood parasites in degraded African rainforest habitats.

13 Sep 2009 Land use changes including deforestation, road construction and agricultural encroachments have been linked to the increased prevalence of several infectious diseases. In order to better understand how deforestation affects the prevalence of ... Read more...

Measure of viral load by using the Abbott Real-Time HIV-1 assay on dried blood and plasma spot specimens collected in 2 rural dispensaries in Cameroon.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the use of dried blood spots (DBSs) and dried plasma spots (DPSs) locally collected in 2 rural dispensaries in Cameroon for the quantification of HIV-1 RNA. METHODS: Forty-one subjects were sampled and spots ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cameroon'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Trends in DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. populations from urban and agro-industrial settings in southern Cameroon. 28 Sep 2009
• Prevalence and diversity patterns of avian blood parasites in degraded African rainforest habitats. 13 Sep 2009
• Measure of viral load by using the Abbott Real-Time HIV-1 assay on dried blood and plasma spot specimens collected in 2 rural dispensaries in Cameroon. 30 Aug 2009
• Nonphysician management of epilepsy in resource-limited contexts: roles and responsibilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Coquillettidia (Culicidae, Diptera) mosquitoes are natural vectors of avian malaria in Africa. 8 Aug 2009
• Evidence for high prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii exposure among Cameroonians. 5 Aug 2009
• Allopatric origin of cryptic butterfly species that were discovered feeding on distinct host plants in sympatry. 5 Aug 2009
• Rheumatic valvulopathies occurence, pattern and follow-up in rural area: the experience of the Shisong Hospital, Cameroon. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of a histidine-rich protein 2-based rapid diagnostic test for malaria by health personnel during routine consultation of febrile outpatients in a peripheral health facility in Yaounde, Cameroon. 30 Jul 2009
• Treatment of malaria from monotherapy to artemisinin-based combination therapy by health professionals in urban health facilities in Yaoundé, central province, Cameroon. 27 Jul 2009
• Treatment of malaria from monotherapy to artemisinin-based combination therapy by health professionals in rural health facilities in southern Cameroon. 27 Jul 2009
• Census and analysis of persistent false-negative results in serological diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group O infections. 20 Jul 2009
• Earth science: A lakeful of trouble. 14 Jul 2009
• A rare null allele potentially encoding a dominant-negative TRIM5alpha protein in Baka pygmies. Jul 2009
• [Humanitarian nurse, health program coordinator] 29 Jun 2009
• Exposure to SIVmnd-2 in southern Cameroon: public health implications. 29 Jun 2009
• Two vs. three sputum samples for microscopic detection of tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence population. 29 Jun 2009
• Increased burden of high blood pressure and related risk factors among participants of World Hypertension Day 2008 in Cameroon. 29 Jun 2009
• The dangers of multi-male groupings: trauma and healing in cercopithecoid monkeys from Cameroon. 29 Jun 2009
• Molecular epidemiology of malaria in Cameroon. XXVIII. In vitro activity of dihydroartemisinin against clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum and sequence analysis of the P. falciparum ATPase 6 gene. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Cameroon'

Definition: A republic in central Africa lying east of CHAD and the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and west of NIGERIA. The capital is Yaounde.

Descriptor UI: D002163

Alternative terms: Cameroon; Republic of Cameron; United Republic of Cameroon; Cameroons;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.058.290.100.110;