Challenging Investigation of a Norovirus Foodborne Disease Outbreak During a Military Deployment in Central African Republic
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DOI: 10.1007/s12560-017-9312-6
Abstract: In January 2016, a large-scale outbreak of acute gastroenteritis was reported among French armed forces deployed in the Central African Republic. Challenging investigations, conducted from France, made it possible to identify a norovirus genogroup II… read more here.
Keywords: disease outbreak; foodborne disease; central african; african republic ... See more keywords
Paleoenvironment reconstruction of the Proterozoic carbonate platform, Ombella-M'poko formation (Central African Republic)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.05.014
Abstract: Abstract Petrographic studies, geochemistry, δ13C and δ18O isotopes have been used to characterize the well-preserved carbonate depositional environments of the Bobassa and Ndimba unit in the 640-565 Ma Ombella-M'poko Formation, Central African Republic. The carbonate facies… read more here.
Keywords: african republic; ombella poko; central african; poko formation ... See more keywords
Diurnal biting of malaria mosquitoes in the Central African Republic indicates residual transmission may be “out of control”
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2104282119
Abstract: Significance Transmission of malarial parasites occurs via the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes, whose blood-feeding behavior modulates the risk of infection. In many malaria endemic regions, eradication strategies rely on reducing transmission by targeting nocturnal blood-feeding… read more here.
Keywords: biting malaria; african republic; diurnal biting; central african ... See more keywords
Lessons from African Union–United Nations cooperation in peace operations in the Central African Republic
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DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2017.1302707
Abstract: ABSTRACT Having hosted nearly a dozen peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts since the mid-1990s, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been a laboratory for peace interventions – an ‘early adopter’ of various peace initiatives. It is… read more here.
Keywords: african union; peace operations; united nations; central african ... See more keywords
Presence on the Ground: Expectations, Resources and Tactical Moves in the Negotiation of a UN Peacekeeping Operation in the Central African Republic
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DOI: 10.1080/17502977.2019.1623752
Abstract: ABSTRACT How do local situations matter? It is tempting to explain the creation of a new peacekeeping operation (PKO) by the willingness to solve a local security problem. However, main contributor countries to UN and… read more here.
Keywords: ground; presence ground; central african; african republic ... See more keywords
Assessment of Efforts to Hold Perpetrators of Conflict-related Sexual Violence Accountable in Central African Republic
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DOI: 10.1093/jicj/mqaa009
Abstract: Sexual violence is commonly described as an epidemic in the Central African Republic (CAR) and other conflict settings. In response, the government and the international community have launched major efforts to combat sexual violence, including… read more here.
Keywords: violence; justice; assessment efforts; sexual violence ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the effectiveness of community health workers in the fight against malaria in the Central African Republic (2012-2017).
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trz104
Abstract: BACKGROUND This last decade's ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has led to gradual and continuous destruction of health services. With severe gaps in qualified health professionals, community health workers (CHWs) have become… read more here.
Keywords: 2012 2017; health workers; community health; central african ... See more keywords
Handle with Care! A Qualitative Comparison of the Fragile States Index's Bottom Three Countries: Central African Republic, Somalia and South Sudan
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DOI: 10.1111/dech.12417
Abstract: For the past four years, the Fund for Peace has ranked the Central African Republic, Somalia and South Sudan as the ‘most fragile states’ in the world, in its annual Fragile States Index (FSI). The… read more here.
Keywords: republic somalia; fragile states; african republic; somalia south ... See more keywords
Orthoptera Tettigoniidae as indicators of biodiversity hotspots in the Guinean Forests of Central and West Tropical Africa.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4974.3.1
Abstract: The present paper has two aims: 1) to present the results of the study of selected species of Orthoptera Tettigoniidae collected in the Guinean forests of West Africa and in the important hotspot of Dzanga-Ndoki… read more here.
Keywords: guinean forests; tropical africa; biodiversity hotspots; central african ... See more keywords
A new species of Afrodiaphanes Geisthardt, 2007 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae), the first firefly described from the Central African Republic.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.2.6
Abstract: A new species of firefly, Afrodiaphanes pulcher sp. nov., is described, diagnosed and illustrated. This is the first species of Afrodiaphanes described from the Central African Republic as well as the first firefly described from… read more here.
Keywords: african republic; species afrodiaphanes; central african; described central ... See more keywords
Histo-epidemiological profile of breast cancers among women in the Central African Republic: about 174 cases
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DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4256-2
Abstract: BackgroundBreast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide and leading cause of cancer deaths indeveloping countries. There is very limited data on BC in the Central African Republic. The purpose of this… read more here.
Keywords: 174 cases; pathology; central african; cancer ... See more keywords