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619,000 deathsMalaria killed 619,000 people in 2021, mostly children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2021published 2023Expert review of vaccineseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

423 womenAmong hospitalized diabetes patients in Libreville in 2013, there were 423 women and 375 men.

Gabondiabète (non précisé)observed 2013published 2015Ethnicity & diseasePubMeddocument of 9 observations

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

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2019Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 20 observations

70 %The overall prevalence of anal HPV infection of any genotypes was 70.0% among 50 men who have sex with men in Bamako, Mali.

Gaboninfection à HPVpublished 2021Infectious agents and cancerPubMeddocument of 10 observations

530 casesIn 2022, the Institut de Cancérologie d'Afrique (ICA) in Gabon recorded 530 new cancer cases, including 111 breast cancer cases and 49 cervical cancer cases.

Gaboncancer (non précisé)observed 2022HAL · Unilimdocument of 45 observations

30.2 %In Gabon, the frequency of multiple infections with msp1 was 30.2%.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2016Journal of parasitology researcheurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1155/2016/3074803

5.3 %Gametocytes were detected in 5.3% of children by microscopy.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2008–2009published 2013Malaria journaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1186/1475-2875-12-375

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

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

26 %Of 582 nasopharyngeal swab specimens collected from March 2020 to July 2021 in Gabon, which were SARS-CoV-2 negative, 156 were positive (26%) for 18 major respiratory viruses.

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

98 casesRotavirus A was detected in 98 out of 177 hospitalized children under five years with gastroenteritis.

Gabonrotavirusobserved April 2018 to November 2019published 2021EBioMedicineOpenAlexdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103648

310 participants310 participants (94.1%) with ascaridiasis had mild infection (< 5000 eggs per g of stool).

GabonascariasisHAL · Unilimdocument of 153 observations

2.8 g/dLOne child with delayed hemolysis reached a nadir in hemoglobin of 2.8 g/dL.

Gabondelayed hemolysispublished 2014The Journal of infectious diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1093/infdis/jit841

42 %Rash was noted in 42% of Chikungunya virus patients.

Gabonchikungunyapublished 2012PLoS neglected tropical diseasesOpenAlexdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001517

75.24 %The cure rate for childhood tuberculosis in Libreville, Gabon between 2011 and 2021 was 75.24%.

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

36 %The prevalence of mixed C-/F- infection was 18 out of 50 (36%) in symptomatic children.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2006Clinical medicine & researcheurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.3121/cmr.4.1.7

0 countBetween November 2018 and March 2023, no goats or sheep tested positive for anti-MARV antibodies.

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

6.5 %Out of 200 blood plasma samples from pregnant women in Ouagadougou, 13 (6.5%) were positive for CMV.

Gaboncytomegalovirus (CMV)published 2016The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

544 trials544 malaria interventional trials met the inclusion criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov from 2010 to 2020.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2010 to 2020published 2024Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 13 observations

The main causes of death in sickle cell disease are severe anemia, infections, and blood transfusion complications.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 71 observations

98 %After the third dose of praziquantel, the cure rate increased to 98% for light infections and 75% for heavy infections.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2019Parasites & vectorseurope_pmcdocument of 20 observations

23.2 %At least one viral agent was identified in 23.2% of symptomatic children under five years in Gabon.

Gabondiarrhéeobserved 2018–2019published 2021Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.3390/v13040545

27 %The artesunate plus placebo-treated group attained a cure rate of 27%.

Gabonschistosomiasepublished 2001The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpenAlexdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1086/324004

2.28 odds_ratioAdolescent girls had higher odds of peripheral parasitaemia at delivery compared to adult women, with an odds ratio of 2.28.

Gabonpaludismeobserved 2009 to 2014published 2022PLoS medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

88.7 %The 3D7 allelic family was more represented in Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium malariae isolates (88.7%) for the msp2 gene.

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

25.6 %Among girls, the prevalence of headache was 25.6%.

Gabonheadacheobserved 2013 to 2014published 2018International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical InventionOpenAlexdocument of 14 observationsDOI 10.18535/ijmsci/v5i4.11