March 2013

Etiology, pathogenesis and future prospects for developing improved vaccines against bluetongue virus: A review

Bluetongue is a viral disease that primarily affects sheep, occasionally goats and deer and, very rarely, cattle. The disease is caused by an icosahedral, non-enveloped, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus within the Orbivirus genus of the family Reoviridae. It is non-contagious and is only transmitted by insect vectors. BTV serotypes are known to occur in Africa, Asia, South America, North America, Middle East, India,...

Author(s): Anupama Pandrangi

March 2013

Contamination of boreholes water by 76 pesticides molecules in the cotton zone of Kérou

Analysis campaign of underground water was done in 2010 on five boreholes water samples situated in agricultural cotton zone. The obtained results showed the presence of various active matters of at least 76 residues of pesticides, especially insecticides, herbicides and fungicides, with accumulated contents which could average 0.350 or 350 μg/L per borehole. Indeed, all the prospected boreholes were contaminated....

Author(s): ELEGBEDE Bernadin, EDORH A. Patrick, CLEDJO Placide, KOUMOLOU Luc, BOKO Michel, Messanvi GBEASSOR, E. E. CREPPY

March 2013

Effects of poor sanitation on public health: Case of Yopougon town (Abidjan)

Effects of poor environmental hygiene on population health were studied in the precarious living quarters of Doukoure, the village of Niangon-adjame and the viable living quarters of millionaire’s in Yopougon town. This study included sanitation, water sources, as well as, population health. It appears that excreta management is from self-purification works (WC with septic tank) (60%), collective purification work...

Author(s): Yapo Toussaint Wolfgang, Mambo Veronique, Yapo Ossey Bernard, Seka M&#;bassiguié Arsène and Houenou Pascal Valentin

March 2013

Oral acute toxicity study of selected botanical pesticide plants used by subsistence farmers around the Lake Victoria Basin

A survey carried out around the Lake Victoria region showed evidence that people around this region use plant extracts, parts and powders to protect stored food commodities from insect pests. The widely used plants were identified and selected for biosafety assessments namely: Ocimum gratissimum, Tithonia diversifolia, Eucalyptus saligna, Eucalyptus globulus and Cupressus lusitanica. Wistar mice were acclimatized and...

Author(s): Maud Kamatenesi-Mugisha, John Paul Buyungo, Patrick Ogwal, Alex Kasibante, Arop L. Deng, Joshua O. Ogendo and Matabola J. Mihale