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15,000,000 inhabitantsDemographic data suggest that tens of millions of people are exposed to Loa loa and 15 million are actually infected.

GabonloaseHAL · Unilimdocument of 153 observations

8.6 odds_ratioUpper urinary tract pathology correlated significantly with high-intensity infection with a crude odds ratio of 8.6.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2025PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

54 %Half of the HIV-positive women (54%) started their antenatal antiretroviral prophylaxis initiation during the second trimester of pregnancy.

GabonVIH/sidapublished 2018International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 5 observations

5.1 %The mean population attributable risk for smoking was 5.1% in men.

Gabonchronic airflow obstruction (CAO) · smokingpublished 2021American journal of respiratory and critical care medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

91.8 %Le carcinome épidermoïde était le type histologique prédominant (91,8 %, n=101), suivi par l'adénocarcinome (8,2 %, n=9).

Gaboncarcinome épidermoïdeHAL · Unilimdocument of 322 observations

1.5 hazard_ratioThe adjusted hazard ratio for malaria in offspring of primigravidae with placental Plasmodium falciparum infection was 1.5.

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

378 casesAmong 1300 pregnant women tested for HIV at Saint Camille Medical Centre from September 2010 to July 2011, 378 were seropositive.

GabonVIH/sidaobserved September 2010 to July 2011published 2012Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

19 participants19 participants (5.8%) with ascaridiasis had moderate infection (5000–49,999 eggs per g of stool).

GabonascariasisHAL · Unilimdocument of 153 observations

11 %The prevalence of schistosomiasis was 11% in the Moyen-Ogooué province of Gabon.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2025PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

30 hPooling six clinical trials of fosmidomycin against uncomplicated malaria in African children yielded a fever clearance time of 30 h.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2015Future microbiologyPubMeddocument of 6 observations

9.7 %The prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei colonization was 9.7% among individuals older than 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

5.8 %HIV-seronegative pregnant women had an HBV prevalence of 5.8%, compared to 13.0% in HIV-seropositive pregnant women.

Gabonhépatite Bobserved 2009published 2009Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBSeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

95 %In Gabon, the sickle cell phenotype in adults is 95% SS type and approximately 2% SC type.

Gabondrépanocytoseobserved 2006HAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

39.2 %Of the 79 clinically suspected measles cases reported between March and May 2016 in Gabon, 39.2% (n=31) were children aged 11 months-old.

Gabonrougeoleobserved March and May 2016published 2019Infectious disease reportseurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

42 %Treatment with fosmidomycin achieved a day 28 cure rate of 42% for asexual Plasmodium falciparum parasites.

Gabonpaludismeobserved day 28published 2004The Journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1086/381785

95.7 %95.7% of the interviewed population attributed the cause of malaria to a mosquito bite.

Gabonpaludismeobserved March 2018published 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

17.14 %In 2019, the K76T mutation in pfcrt was observed in 17.14% of Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Libreville, Gabon.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2019published 2026Acta tropicaPubMeddocument of 13 observations

38 %The medical follow-up of children with sickle cell disease was correct in 38% (n=27).

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2025World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsOpenAlexdocument of 11 observations

243 infective_bites_per_yearMalaria transmission intensity was high in Zilé, with an average annual entomological inoculation rate (aEIR) of 243 infective bites per year.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2022Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13071-022-05320-9

12 isolatesTwelve of the 27 Plasmodium falciparum isolates (44%) were able to bind brain endothelial cells.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2017BMC Infectious DiseasesOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2552-0

114 patientsDuring the study period from January 2020 to December 2023, 114 patients under the age of 19 were hospitalised for diabetes at CHUL, representing a hospital frequency of 8%.

Gabondiabète (non précisé)observed January 2020 to December 2023published 2025The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

94,922,925 CFA_francsThe total cost incurred by the hospital for the management of these 778 malaria patients was 94,922,925 CFA francs (144,699.58 €).

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2018–2019published 2021Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

15 scoreItem 2 of the PHQ-9 questionnaire had an aggregate score of 15.

GabondépressionHAL · Unilimdocument of 45 observations

62 %Candida albicans accounted for 62% of the total isolates in vulvovaginal candidiasis cases near Franceville, Gabon.

Gabonvulvovaginal candidiasispublished 2023Journal de mycologie medicaleeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

73 %At codon 184, the prevalence of the Pfmdr1 mutation was 73% in Lambaréné, 63% in Kumasi, and 49% in Kisumu.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2017Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations