Valuation of farmer knowledge has been seen as a route to promote sustainable use of plant genetic resources. In pineapple production systems in Benin, inadequate knowledge of cultivation practices can lead to a number of inconveniences including abandon of some varieties and cultivars. To understand how farmer's knowledge and cultivation practices impact the sustainable utilization of pineappl...

BACKGROUND Nigeria is one of the countries endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) in West Africa but did not have a control programme until recently. As a result, BU patients often access treatment services in neighbouring Benin where dedicated health facilities have been established to provide treatment free of charge for BU patients. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical, biologic...

The Benin Formation is well exposed along the Atamiri River, which traverses Uli town, in the Niger Delta Basin of Southeastern Nigeria. Lithologic sections were measured, described and sampled so as to decipher the paleodepositional environment, using an integration of lithofacies data, pebble morphology, grain size and paleocurrent analysis. The lithofacies study suggests that the Benin Forma...

Cashew, Anacardium occidentale L. (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae), is an important cash crop in Benin. However, its production is threatened by several biotic factors, especially insects. In Benin, very few studies have focused on insects and just listed species commonly found on cashew worldwide. The present investigation fills this gap by presenting an exhaustive inventory of insect species assoc...

On July 8, 2022, the IMF Executive Board approved 42-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Credit (ECF) arrangements under High Combined Exposure (HCCE) (391 percent of quota, about US$650 million) to help Benin meet pressing financing needs support country’s National Development Plan centered on achieving SDGs. The program is off a strong start notwithstanding elevated uncertainty. While ther...

Regional and Local-Scale Population Structure of a Primitive Teleost, the African Bonytongue, (Heterotis niloticus), in Rivers of West Africa. (August 2012) Elizabeth Carrera, B.L.A., Texas A & M University Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Kirk O. Winemiller Dr. Luis A. Hurtado The African bonytongue (Heterotis niloticus), one of two living species of the primitive teleost family Arapaimida...

Background: To sustain the critical progress made, prioritization and a multidisciplinary approach to malaria research remain important to the national malaria control program in Benin. To document the structure of the malaria collaborative research in Benin, we analyze authorship of the scientific documents published on malaria from Benin. Methods: We collected bibliographic data from the Web ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the serosusceptibility of rubella infection in pregnancy and the feasibility of establishing an organized prevention program in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective, cross-sectional, laboratory-based study involved 300 consecutive pregnant women who gave informed consent and were screened for rubella immunoglobulins G (IgG) and M (IgM),...

and ineffective use of barrier contraceptives8 and the decreased value placed on virginity.9 To date, however, few studies have investigated young people’s perceptions of the problem. To design appropriate interventions, it is important to know about adolescents’ knowledge of and experience with STDs and about their health-seeking behavior related to STDs. For example, we need information about...

Data from 1,700 patients living in southern Benin were collected at the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten, Zagnanado, Benin, from 1997 through 2001. In the Zou region in 1999, Buruli ulcer (BU) had a higher detection rate (21.5/100,000) than leprosy (13.4/100,000) and tuberculosis (20.0/100,000). More than 13% of the patients had osteomyelitis. Delay in seeking treatment declined from 4...