Background: Transmission of HIV through blood transfusion remains a public health problem, particularly in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, no study has determined the epidemiological data regarding HIV-1 infection in Gabonese blood donors. The objective of this study is...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2021/v10i230128
Abstracts Background: Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. Cameroon has five known foci of paragonimiasis. Recently, 2 children from the Manjo health district were diagnosed of paragonimiasis at the near-by Ndoungué...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/11252
Background: Blood transfusion carry the risk of transmitting blood-borne infections. HBV genetic diversity and transfusion safety are concepts that are increasingly used in public discourse. However, how the concepts are used and how they are defined remains unclear. The objectiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2022/v11i230144
Background: The genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a real problem facing blood banks. This genetic diversity has a negative impact on diagnostic strategies within the transfusion chain by weakening the security of the donation. The objective of th...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2021/v10i330132
Context: The residual risk of HIV transmission is still a real problem into the transfusional settings of limited resources countries. Blood banks of African countries confront the risk of transmitting HIV to recipients. The objective of this study is to estimate the residual ris...
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