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55.3 %Fever was the main accompanying sign in 55.3% of cases.

Gabonacute abdominal painpublished 2017Clinical Pediatrics Open AccessOpenAlexdocument of 12 observations

55.3 %Among hospitalised PLHIV with tuberculosis, 55.3% had isolated pulmonary tuberculosis.

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

96.84 %96.84% of Plasmodium sp. infections in urban areas were asymptomatic in south-east Gabon between April and July 2022.

Gabonpaludismeobserved April and July 2022published 2024Journal of parasitology researcheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

62.9 %In study A, the Schistoscope demonstrated a sensitivity of 62.9% compared to the composite reference standard.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2024PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011967

1,373 parasites/μLLa densité médiane du parasite du paludisme à forme asexuée chez les enfants uniquement positifs pour P. falciparum était de 1373 parasites/μL dans le groupe APOE Ɛ4, avec un intervalle interquartile de [362–4328].

GabonpaludismeHAL · Unilimdocument of 81 observations

65 %Inappropriate antimicrobials were given to 65% of neuromelioidosis patients with tunnel signs on MRI.

Gabonneuromelioidosispublished 2025New microbes and new infectionsPubMeddocument of 8 observations

1.76 adjusted_odds_ratioLoiasis was significantly associated with transient painful oedema (adjusted odds ratio 1.76 [95% CI 1.37–2.26]).

Gabonloasepublished 2020The Lancet. Infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

2.6 %The rate of co-infection of Plasmodium ovale with Plasmodium falciparum was 2.6%.

GabonPlasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum co-infectionobserved 2021published 2022Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

0.04 ib/p/nThe nightly entomological inoculation rate (EIR) of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto was 0.04 infectious bites per person per night in Ntoula.

Gabonpaludismeobserved June to September 2022published 2024Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

57 %The percentage of HCV viremic patients among people living with HIV/AIDS in Gabon was 57% (8/14), representing 1.6% of the total population studied.

Gabonhépatite Cobserved November 2015 to April 2016published 2018PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

72.57 pg/mlIL-22 levels were 72.57 ± 7.5 pg/ml in infected children.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2017American journal of clinical and experimental immunologyeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

80 participantsBactericidal antibody titers increased following immunization with the meningococcal vaccine at Day 28 and Day 84 in 80 participants for serogroup C.

Gabonméningite bactériennepublished 2016Vaccineeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

76 %The pooled seroprotection rate was 76% in an endemic setting.

Gabonfièvre jaunepublished 2024The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

21 %Transmission of L. loa via the deer fly was known to only 21% of participants.

GabonL. loaobserved 2022published 2024PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

46.46 %For a total of 218 collected stool samples, the overall sensitivity of the SD BIOLINE Rota/Adeno Ag rapid diagnostic test was 46.46% compared to one-step RT-qPCR.

Gabonrotavirusobserved April 2018 to November 2019published 2023Virology journaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

15 patientsTreatment with a single daily dose of amikacin reduced Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization for a month in 15 of 18 cystic fibrosis patients.

Gaboncystic fibrosis · P. aeruginosa infectionspublished 1995PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 2 observations

3.92 timesPCR-positive cases were 3.92 times higher than microscopy-positive cases.

GabonS. stercoralis infectionpublished 2025Parasitology researcheurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

29 %Anemia prevalence was 29.0% among school-aged children in Gabon.

Gabonanémieobserved 2021published 2024Tropical medicine and infectious diseaseeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.3390/tropicalmed10010011

12.6 %The prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei colonization was 12.6% among individuals aged 11–20 years in a rural community in Central African Gabon.

GabonTropheryma whipplei colonizationpublished 2014Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of europe_pmcdocument of 5 observations

6 %Among 302 Mycobacterium tuberculosis-positive patients, 18 (6.0%) had received previous TB treatment.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2025Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobialseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

100 %The 3-day regimen achieved a 100% cure rate on day 28 (10/10).

Gabonpaludismeobserved day 28published 2005Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

0.006 p-valueAlpha diversity was significantly lower in children with acute diarrhoea without RVA compared to healthy children (p = 0.006).

Gabondiarrhéepublished 2024Heliyoneurope_pmcdocument of 16 observations

41.7 %Klebsiella pneumoniae accounted for 41.7% of ESBL-PE isolates from clinical samples in Gabon.

GabonExtended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceaepublished 2021Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.)europe_pmcdocument of 11 observations

4.23 per_100000En 2024, l’incidence brute du cancer du col de l’utérus au Gabon était de 4,23 pour 100 000 habitants.

Gaboncancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2024HAL · Unilimdocument of 322 observations

0.96 AUCSh-TSP-2 had an area under the curve of 0.96 in urine for diagnosing Schistosoma haematobium infection.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2021The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00150-6