| [prevalence of human filariasis with microfilaremia in gabon]. | direct examinations of blood and serologic tests were used to assess the intensity of the filarial endemicity in gabon. both methods revealed that the prevalence of filariasis with microfilaremia (loa loa and dipetalonema perstans) is presently very elevated. the areas that are more involved are the forest regions as well as the highest ones (ogoue, lolo, ngounie). women appeared to be suffering from loasis to a lesser extent than men. on the other hand, the prevalence was identical for dipetalo ... | 1980 | 6936082 |
| demography, maternal health and the epidemiology of malaria and other major infectious diseases in the rural department tsamba-magotsi, ngounie province, in central african gabon. | sub-saharan africa is undergoing an epidemiological transition from a predominance of infectious diseases to non-communicable and lifestyle related conditions. however, the pace of this transition and the pattern of disease epidemiology are uneven between affluent urban and rural poor populations. to address this question for a remote rural region located in the central african rainforest region of gabon, this study was conducted to assess reasons for health care attendance and to characterize t ... | 2017 | 28129759 |