Urban Experiences ‘Beyond the West’: Comparing Cities in Southern African and BRIC Countries

Prevalence of hepatitis A across various countries in the Middle East, African and Eastern European countries

Onchocerciasis distribution and severity in five West African countries.

The Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa recently extended its operation to Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the western part of Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. To estimate the number of people infected and blinded by the disease and to determine its distribution and severity in the extension area, 215 villages were selected, using a stratified random sampling procedure, and surveyed. All the ...

Urban sound change beyond the cities: The spread of the Northern Cities chain shift

Hurlburt dental team aids and trains West African countries.

Phylogenetic Relationships of Southern African West Nile Virus Isolates

Phylogenetic relationships were examined for 29 southern African West Nile virus (formal name West Nile virus [WNV]) isolates from various sources in four countries from 1958 to 2001. In addition, sequence data were retrieved from GenBank for another 23 WNV isolates and Kunjin and Japanese encephalitis viruses. All isolates belonged to two lineages. Lineage 1 isolates were from central and Nort...