12 cases of conjoined twins from West Africa were reported between 1936 and 1978. Eight sets were liveborn and were surgically separated either in local hospitals or abroad. Four were stillborn. Two new cases of stillborn conjoined twins were recently delivered at this hospital. The most common type and the ones most likely to be born alive were the omphalopagi. Surgical separation was successf...

A comprehensive study of geomagnetic field variations has been carried out at the dip equatorial latitudes of West Africa. The data obtained during the 1993 French participation in the International Equatorial Electrojet Year experiment in Africa was used for the analysis. Only the quiet condition was examined. Variation in the three geomagnetic field elements (H, D, and Z) showed more variabil...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, auto-immune multi-system disorder. About seventy to ninety percent of all cases of SLE occur in women. Although the disease is common in black young women residing in Europe and North America, it is reputed to be a very rare diagnosis in West Africa. A case of atypical presentation of SLE in a male in West Africa is presented.

Objective: within the framework of the monthly meetings of the Regional Food Security and Nutrition Working Group for West Africa, it has been agreed that, in a humanitarian perspective, WFP and FAO provide the group with highlights on the food security situation of the previous month. This document describes key elements developed during this meeting. FOOD SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN IMPLICATION...

The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in the Republic of Korea have given huge impacts in different aspects. Health security is no more a new coinage. Global health security became more realistic in its practical application. In the perspective of global health, it will be helpful to peruse lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak in We...

Citation: Doumbouya A, Camara OT, Mamie J, Intchama JF, Jarra A, Ceesay S, Guèye A, Ndiaye D, Beibou E, Padilla A and Belhabib D (2017) Assessing the Effectiveness of Monitoring Control and Surveillance of Illegal Fishing: The Case of West Africa. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:50. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00050 Assessing the Effectiveness of Monitoring Control and Surveillance of Illegal Fishing: The Case ...

1 : Head of the Rural Transformation and Sustainable Development Unit, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD), 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris, Cedex 16 ; Tel +33 1 45 24 19 82; e-mail: [email protected] 2 : Agricultural-economist, Rural Transformation and Sustainable Development Unit, Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC/OECD), 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris, Cedex 16; Tel +33 1 45 24 ...

Borrelia crocidurae-associated relapsing fever is endemic to West Africa and is considered benign. We report 4 patients with B. crocidurae-associated neurologic symptoms; 2 of their cases had been misdiagnosed. Frequency and severity of this disease could be underestimated; molecular methods and serodiagnostic tests for Lyme disease might be helpful in its detection.

Several times my students and I have been involved with computing service projects for schools in both Central America and West Africa.1 Several of these projects involved refurbishing computers and sending them overseas. However, when I went to West Africa in 2009, I realized that we needed to change our approach if we were best to help computing there. Some of the specifi c challenges and two...

Recent events related to the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa seemingly indicate inevitable problems that Europe has to face: an individual became symptomatic from Ebola virus disease only after having arrived in a non-affected country [1], and healthcare workers became infected with Ebola while caring for patients, either in West Africa or in non-affected countries ...