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49 %One hundred and seventy pregnant women (49%) were infected with intestinal helminths.

Gabonintestinal helminthspublished 2010Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IHeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

38.3 %The K1 allelic family had the lowest frequency for the msp1 gene in Plasmodium falciparum isolates (38.3%) and in Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium malariae isolates (20.4%).

Gabonpaludismepublished 2022Parasitology internationaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102590

270 patientsDuring the 2010 Gabonese outbreak, 270 patients were laboratory-confirmed positive for Chikungunya virus (CHIKV).

Gabonchikungunyaobserved 2010published 2012Infectious Disease ReportsOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.4081/idr.2012.e5

0.74 %The prevalence of sickle cell disease [HbSC] was 0.74% in the southeast area of Gabon.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2023International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public HealthOpenAlexdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.21106/ijtmrph.315

3,300 per_μlThe group of 14 participants with 'probable' hyperreactive malarial syndrome exhibited significantly higher lymphocyte levels (median 3300 per μl) compared to controls (median 2700 per μl).

Gabonhyperreactive malarial syndromeHAL · Unilimdocument of 153 observations

80 %80% of mothers who had been screened for sickle cell disease had hemoglobin status HbAA.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

8.8 %In a prospective cross-sectional study of pregnant women in Lambaréné, Gabon, microfilariae were found at a prevalence of 8.8%.

Gabonmicrofilariaepublished 2024Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

52 %Malaria was the main diagnosis in 52% of 600 febrile pediatric patients hospitalized in Lambaréné, Gabon, from August 2015 to March 2016.

Gabonpaludismeobserved August 2015 to March 2016published 2020Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

95 %Lors des crises sanitaires récentes au Gabon et au Congo, le taux de mortalité chez les gorilles dus au virus Ébola a augmenté de 95 %.

Gabonmaladie à virus EbolaHAL · Unilimdocument of 182 observations

0.82 ρA Spearman rank correlation analysis revealed a strong positive relationship between parasite prevalence in soil samples and in captive chimpanzees, with a correlation coefficient of 0.82.

Gabonparasite prevalencepublished 2025International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlifeeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

13.7 %Ascaridiasis prevalence was 13.7% among 451 individuals surveyed in Gabon from September 2013 to June 2014.

Gabonascaridiasisobserved September 2013 to June 2014published 2018Infectious Diseases of PovertyOpenAlexdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1186/s40249-017-0381-4

0.3 p-valueThe genetic diversity of HIV-1 had no significant effect on the residual risk in blood transfusion (CRF02_AG, P = 0.3 and Recombinants, P = 0.5).

GabonVIH/sidaobserved 2020-08-03 to 2021-08-31published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

Augmentation index, corrected for heart rate, increased more rapidly with age in sickle cell disease patients than in healthy controls.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2016CirculationPubMeddocument of 5 observations

6 mg/LThe level of C-reactive protein was 6 mg/L in pregnant women with sub-microscopic Plasmodium falciparum infection.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2006The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.798

2 %Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection prevalence was 2% among diarrheic children in Franceville, Gabon.

GabonEnterocytozoon bieneusi infectionobserved November 2016 to August 2017published 2020BMC infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12879-020-05071-x

0.5 %Human parainfluenza viruses were detected in 0.5% of the 156 respiratory virus-positive nasopharyngeal swab specimens collected in Gabon from March 2020 to July 2021.

Gabonhuman parainfluenza virusesobserved March 2020 to July 2021published 2024Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

44 %The proportion of P. falciparum positive rapid diagnostic tests was 44% among adults in Lambaréné and surrounding villages in Gabon.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2018published 2019Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-019-3002-9

2 %2% (N = 11) of SARS-CoV-2 infected persons had dyspnea.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

69.83 %In the overall population, 69.83% of mixed infection strains were highly resistant to Ofloxacin.

Gabonmixed infectionspublished 2022Microbial pathogenesiseurope_pmcdocument of 16 observations

1.15 %The prevalence of triple infection (HBV, HDV, and malaria) was 1.15% (n = 3) among 260 pregnant women in Gabon.

Gabontriple infectionobserved between May 27, 2022, and April 15, 2023published 2024IJID regionsPubMeddocument of 2 observations

54.6 %Hyperlactatemia was present in 54.6% of severe malaria cases on admission.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2023Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 25 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12936-023-04512-7

0.6 proportionNearly 6 out of 10 children with sickle cell disease have normal schooling.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

37 yearsThe median and mean ages of SARS-CoV-2 infected subjects were 37 and 38 years respectively.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

9 casesNine of 84 women (11%) were HIV-positive.

GabonVIH/sidaobserved March 2023-March 2024published 2025IJID regionsPubMeddocument of 7 observations

5.9 %The overall seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 5.9% among blood donors in Koula-Moutou, Southeast Gabon from 2012 to 2017.

Gabonhépatite Bobserved 2012 to 2017published 2018The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations