2006
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with worm vomit and cercarial secretions of Schistosoma mansoni to detect infections in an endemic focus of Burkina Faso
Bahgat M, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Poda J, Sawadogo L, Ruppel A. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with worm vomit and cercarial secretions of Schistosoma mansoni to detect infections in an endemic focus of Burkina Faso. Journal Of Helminthology 2006, 80: 19-23. PMID: 16469168, DOI: 10.1079/joh2005312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDetectable eggsCercarial secretionsS. mansoni endemic areasKato-Katz thick smearsSchistosoma mansoniParasitological stool examinationEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHigh diagnostic sensitivityAdult Schistosoma mansoniStool examinationIgG reactivityStool specimensThick smearsOlder individualsEndemic fociDiagnostic sensitivityImmunosorbent assayOptical density valuesPositive reactionBurkina FasoVomitRespective percentagesMansoniSecretion
1997
Malaria morbidity in adults living in urban Burkina Faso.
Guiguemde T, Ouedraogo I, Ouedraogo J, Coulibaly S, Gbary A. Malaria morbidity in adults living in urban Burkina Faso. Medecine Tropicale 1997, 57: 165-8. PMID: 9304011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of immunizationPoor positive predictive valueSerious public health problemMain clinical featuresPublic health problemDiagnosis of malariaBobo-DioulassoPositive predictive valueParasitic indexMedian parasitemiaClinical featuresClinical symptomsMalaria morbidityProspective studyParasitological featuresParasite densityHigh incidencePlace of residencePredictive valueHealth problemsEndemic malariaMalariaUrban Burkina FasoAdultsMicroscopic examination
1991
Preliminary epidemiological study of dracunculosis in the southwest of Burkina Faso.
Gbary A, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde T. Preliminary epidemiological study of dracunculosis in the southwest of Burkina Faso. Medecine Tropicale 1991, 51: 263-7. PMID: 1834910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolData CollectionDemographyDracunculiasisFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPopulation Surveillance