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1.9 %Subtype H accounted for 1.9% of HIV-1 cases in the studied population in Gabon.

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

95 %After the third dose of praziquantel, the cure rate increased to 95% among females and 80% among males.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2019Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 20 observations

15 %The overall prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections among schoolchildren in Lambaréné, Gabon was 15% (70/473).

Gabonsoil-transmitted helminth infectionspublished 2020The American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

2.1 %Submicroscopic malaria infections were detected in 2.1% of people living with HIV residing in urban areas of Gabon.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2015–2016published 2018Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

22 patientsA study conducted between January 1989 and December 1999 on 22 adolescents with sickle cell SS showed that femoral head complications impact the lifestyle of the sickle cell child.

Gabonsickle cell SSobserved January 1989 to December 1999HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

247,000,000 casesMalaria sickened 247,000,000 people in 2021.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2021published 2023Expert review of vaccineseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

1.6 10^9/LHomozygous sickle cell anaemia patients had monocytes of 1.60 × 10^9 /L.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2019The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

95 %Treatment with praziquantel led to a significantly higher infection reduction rate of 95% compared to 56% in the control group.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2024International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the Internateurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

5.77 adjusted odds ratioHistory of anal gonorrhea was associated with increased risk for anal infection with multiple high-risk HPV genotypes with an adjusted odds ratio of 5.77 among men who have sex with men (MSM) taking preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in France.

Gabonanal gonorrheapublished 2019Open forum infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 10 observations

88.2 %Three-dose RTS,S/AS01 vaccine efficacy in the lowest-transmission-intensity group (0.25 cases per person-year) decreased from 88.2% to 15.0% over 4.5 years.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

81.6 %Three-dose RTS,S/AS01 vaccine efficacy in the highest-transmission-intensity group (3 cases per person-year) decreased from 81.6% to -27.7% over 4.5 years.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2022The Journal of infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

3 %Median HBsAg prevalence was approximately 3% in female blood donors in China.

Gabonhépatite Bpublished 2022Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

0.49 per_100The incidence density of CPE-associated bloodstream infection was 0.49 per 100 newborns.

GabonCPE-associated bloodstream infectionobserved 2022published 2024Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1341161

5.7 %5.7% of hepatitis C virus strains identified in Gabon were genotype 1.

Gabonhépatite Cpublished 2012PLoS ONEOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0042002

14.7 %Enteroviruses were detected in 14.7% of respiratory virus-positive specimens among patients with influenza-like illness in Gabon.

Gabongrippeobserved March 2010 to June 2011published 2014BMC Infectious DiseasesOpenAlexdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1186/1471-2334-14-373

8 casesAmong 253 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR and available thick blood smear in the LUH SiCOV from April to July 2020, 8 cases of malaria co-infection were identified.

GabonCOVID-19 · paludismeobserved April to July 2020published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

0 patientsOf 72 patients with isolated hyperparasitaemia, none developed critical disease.

Gabonhyperparasitaemia · paludismeobserved 2013-2023published 2025Journal of travel medicinePubMeddocument of 5 observations

80.18 %A significantly higher mortality rate was observed against both susceptible and field-collected Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes when insecticide-treated nets were used with Host Decoy Trap, ranging from 80.18% to 99.78%.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2025Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

8.6 %Anaemia was the reason for hospitalisation in 8.6% of malaria-confirmed infants under three months old at the Libreville Mother and Child University Hospital from 2020 to 2024.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2020 to 2024published 2026Journal of African NeonatologyOpenAlexdocument of 15 observationsDOI 10.4314/jan.v4i2.6

100 patientsOf 309 screened individuals, 100 patients with uncomplicated malaria were recruited into this clinical trial.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2026The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 21 observations

43 %Among 141 children with tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon between 2011 and 2021, 43% were girls.

Gabontuberculoseobserved 2011–2021published 2024HeliyonOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33609

321 casesThe study included 321 pulmonary tuberculosis cases and 347 healthy controls from Guinea-Bissau.

Gabontuberculosepublished 2007Genes and immunityeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

11.7 %Splenomegaly on physical examination was observed in 115 out of 980 participants (11.7%).

GabonsplenomegalyHAL · Unilimdocument of 153 observations

98 %Folic acid is used in 98% of cases for drug management of sickle cell disease in Gabon.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

73 %Seventy-three percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gabon were asymptomatic.

GabonCOVID-19published 2022Epidemiology of first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, from March to April 2020, in Gaboneurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations