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2 %The sickle cell phenotype in adults in Gabon is approximately 2% SC type.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

1 %In a repeated cross-sectional study during the 2023 rainy season, microscopy identified three Plasmodium vivax infections among 293 asymptomatic individuals in four riverine communities in Putumayo canton, Ecuador, corresponding to a prevalence of 1.0%.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2023 rainy seasonpublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

8 casesFrom March 1992 to December 1995, there were 8 cases of Stevens-Johnson's syndrome among patients hospitalized for severe bullous toxicodermatosis in Lomé Teaching Hospital.

GabonStevens-Johnson's syndromeobserved March 1992 to December 1995published 1997PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 8 observations

58.6 %Prostration was present in 58.6% of severe malaria cases on admission.

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

85 %Uncorrected adequate clinical and parasitological response (ACPR) in the intention-to-treat set was 85% for artesunate-pyronaridine (AP) at day 28.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 21 observations

26.6 %Among hospitalised PLHIV with tuberculosis, 26.6% had disseminated tuberculosis involving pulmonary lesions.

Gabontuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2021-2022published 2025Southern African journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.4102/sajid.v40i1.695

38 hoursFever was cleared within a median period of 38 hours in pediatric outpatients aged 1 to 14 years treated with fosmidomycin plus clindamycin for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2006Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

4.5 aORParticipation in group sex was associated with anal infection by multiple HPV, with an adjusted odds ratio of 4.5 (95% CI: 1.1–18.1) among men who have sex with men in Bamako, Mali.

Gabonmultiple HPVpublished 2021Infectious agents and cancerPubMeddocument of 10 observations

26.2 %Abdominal guarding was observed in 26.2% of cases.

Gabonacute abdominal painpublished 2017Clinical Pediatrics Open AccessOpenAlexdocument of 12 observations

94 %In part A, the PCR-corrected adequate clinical and parasitological response at day 29 was 94% (95% CI 83–99) for the single-dose regimen of ganaplacide 800 mg plus lumefantrine-SDF 960 mg.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2023The Lancet. Infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

82 samplesEighty-two out of 128 HIV-1 seropositive volunteer donor samples were successfully sequenced.

GabonVIH/sidapublished 2024AIDS research and human retrovirusesPubMeddocument of 4 observations

2.1 hazard_ratioOffspring of mothers with placental Plasmodium falciparum infection had a significantly higher risk of clinical malaria during the first 30 months of life, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 2.1.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2008Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society europe_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1086/591968

2.4 %Mansonella perstans prevalence was 2.4% in Fougamou.

Gabonloasepublished 2015PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOpenAlexdocument of 15 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004155

0.12 relative_riskThe relative risk of clinical malaria during pregnancy in the intervention group compared to the control group was 0.12.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2024The Lancet. Infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

759 parasites/μLLes densités parasitaires médianes étaient plus élevées chez les enfants porteurs de l’allèle APOE Ɛ4 comparés aux non-porteurs pour Plasmodium malariae (759 vs. 180 parasites/μL).

GabonpaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 81 observations

13.2 %Tuberculosis was the first co-infection, found in 13.2% of HIV-positive children and adolescents in the study.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2015 to 2022published 2024Asian Journal of Pediatric ResearchOpenAlexdocument of 10 observations

96 %Among 25 Rifampicin-resistant isolates, 24 (96%) were confirmed as multi-resistant strains.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2025Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobialseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

98.84 %The pooled specificity of real-time PCR for syphilis diagnosis was 98.84%.

Gabonsyphilispublished 2022Sexually transmitted diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

12.1 %12.1% of HIV-1 subtypes could not be characterized in the studied population in Gabon.

GabonVIH/sidapublished 2012BMC Infectious DiseasesOpenAlexdocument of 14 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2334-12-64

0.4 %Between November 2018 and March 2023, 1 out of 222 goats (0.4%) tested positive for NP and GP anti-EBOV antibodies.

GabonEBOVobserved November 2018 to March 2023published 2025PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

72 %The proportion of P. falciparum positive rapid diagnostic tests was 72% among school children in Lambaréné and surrounding villages in Gabon.

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

2.6 %Mansonella perstans prevalence was 2.6% in Franceville.

Gabonloasepublished 2015PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOpenAlexdocument of 15 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004155

6 foldLoa loa parasitaemia was 6-fold lower in people living with HIV receiving cotrimoxazole prophylaxis than in those not receiving it.

Gabonloasepublished 2022Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygienePubMeddocument of 10 observations

1,280 parasites/μLLes densités parasitaires médianes étaient significativement plus élevées chez les enfants porteurs de l’allèle APOE Ɛ4 comparés aux non-porteurs pour Plasmodium spp. (1280 vs. 640 parasites/μL).

GabonpaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 81 observations

20 %Less than 20% of African adolescents know their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status.

GabonVIH/sidapublished 2019Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationPubMeddocument of 2 observations