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Human and Environmental Reservoirs of Intestinal Parasites in the City of Yaoundé, Cameroon: An Update in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic

Laurelle Djieukap Njieyap, Bienvenu Balifeli, Narcisse Mvondo, Joelle Tanguep Siakam, Chi Tchampo Fru, Albert Bayibeki Ngano, Nadege Amougou Okoa, Patrick Akono-Ntonga, Josiane Désirée Etang, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Cyrille Ndo, Serge Hubert Zebaze Togouet, Flobert Njiokou, Nicolas Félicien Dologuele & Herman Parfait Awono-Ambene · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2022

Aims: Intestinal parasitic infections are persistent in Africa, and we questioned here whether prevention measures imposed by the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 could alleviate this threat in lowlands of the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon.   Study Design: We monitored the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i330377

Dermatophytes and Other Keratinophiic Fungi in Soils of Anguilla, British West Indies (BWI)

Harish C. Giugnani & Kirtika Venketesan · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Aims: Keratinophilic fungi include dermatophytes and a variety of other fungi. Information on their occurrence in several Caribbean countries is scarce. This study investigates occurrence of dermatophytes and other keratinophiic fungi in soils of Anguilla, British West Indies (BW...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i730233

Evidence of Organic Contamination in Urban Soils of Cotonou Town (Benin)

Nelly. C. Kèlomè, Pierre Faure, Olivier Mathieu, Jean Lévêque & Lucien Marc Oyédé · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2012

In Cotonou (Benin), growth of the population leads to an excessive use of natural resources, inducing organic contaminations. Surface soils collected in the town, were extracted and fractionated by liquid chromatography in three families: aliphatic, aromatic hydrocarbons and pola...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2012/1085