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5 %Ten out of 200 fecal samples from mandrills were enterovirus-positive, corresponding to a positivity rate of 5%.

Gabonenteroviruspublished 2021Microbial pathogenesiseurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

28 %28% of fathers had been screened for sickle cell disease.

GabondrépanocytoseHAL · Unilimdocument of 90 observations

Malaria predominantly occurred in children and loiasis mainly in older individuals in Gabon.

Gabonloase · paludismeobserved 2015-2016published 2026Tropical medicine and infectious diseaseeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

72 %The PCR-corrected cure rate dropped to 72% (36 of 50 patients) by day 28 for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria treated with a 3-day course of artesunate in Gabonese patients aged 4 to 15 years.

Gabonpaludismeobserved day 28published 2003Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1128/aac.47.3.901-904.2003

98 %Tuberculosis culture conversion to negative by week 8 of treatment was associated with clearance of genus Neisseria, with a 98% reduction of the pre-treatment level.

Gabontuberculoseobserved week 8published 2023The Lancet. Microbeeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

96.3 %The overall day 28 cure rates for Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale curtisi, and Plasmodium ovale wallikeri were 96.3% or higher.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2022The Lancet. MicrobePubMeddocument of 5 observations

0.8 %Among HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in a rural district in Malawi, the proportion who stopped ART was 0.8% for those offered community support and 3.3% for those without community support.

GabonVIH/sidaobserved between April 2003 and December 2004published 2007Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

1.62 odds_ratioIndividuals diagnosed with loiasis more frequently reported self-medicating compared to loiasis negative individuals, with an odds ratio of 1.62 (95% CI: 1.26–2.08).

Gabonloasepublished 2024PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012389

1 %1% (N = 7) of SARS-CoV-2 infected persons had respiratory failure, which resulted in death.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

3 %The proportion of MRSA among all Staphylococcus aureus from skin and soft tissue infections increased from 3% to 20% between 2012 and 2019 in Lambaréné, Gabon.

Gabonskin and soft tissue infectionsobserved 2012–2019published 2024Antimicrobial resistance and infection controleurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

4 co_indexThe degree of severity of dental caries was moderate in children aged 6 years, with a co index of 4.0.

Gaboncaries dentairespublished 2009clinics in Mother and Child HealthOpenAlexdocument of 5 observations

41.6 %Overall, 41.6% of patients tested positive by thick blood smear.

Gabonpaludismeobserved January 2021 to July 2023published 2026MalariaWorld journaleurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

46 %Reappearance of the same Plasmodium ovale species was observed in 46% of participants.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2019Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society europe_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1093/cid/ciz131

95 %Treatment with praziquantel led to a significantly higher egg reduction rate of 95.0% compared to 27.0% in the control group.

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

57.4 yearsThe average age of deceased heart failure patients (n=64) was 57.4 ± 17 years.

Gaboninsuffisance cardiaqueobserved January 2014 to December 2016published 2018The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 9 observations

32.6 CqThe mean Cq value of malaria infections detected by qPCR was 32.6, indicating very low parasite densities.

Gabonpaludismepublished 2025Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 4 observations

2 casesTwo cases of gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis were reported in Gabon in 2019.

Gabongambiense Human African Trypanosomiasisobserved 2019published 2020SAGE open medical case reportseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

378 visitsAmong 464 questionnaires collected from pediatric travelers, 378 visits were for infections, of which 12 (3.2%) were tropical.

Gaboninfectionsobserved 2011-10-01 to 2012-10-31published 2022Travel medicine and infectious diseasePubMeddocument of 8 observations

63 %Gardasil-9-targeted genotypes accounted for 63% of carcinogenic HPV infections among 1,524 women participating in the national 'Octobre Rose' campaigns in Libreville, Gabon.

Gaboncarcinogenic HPVpublished 2025Nature communicationsPubMeddocument of 4 observations

9 %The overall prevalence of co-infection with S. haematobium and P. falciparum on subject enrolment was 9%.

Gabonco-infection with S. haematobium and P. falciparumpublished 2018PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006663

30.8 %The rate of HPV integration in the host genome was 30.8% (4/13) for ASCUS in an urban Gabonese population.

Gaboninfection à HPVpublished 2019Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 7 observations

92 %The PCR-corrected cure rate by day 14 was 92% (46 of 50 patients) for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria treated with a 3-day course of artesunate in Gabonese patients aged 4 to 15 years.

Gabonpaludismeobserved day 14published 2003Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1128/aac.47.3.901-904.2003

15.8 %Among fever episodes in children with sickle-cell disease, headache was reported in 15.8% of cases.

Gabondrépanocytosepublished 2014Open Journal of PediatricsOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.4236/ojped.2014.44036

15 patientsFrom March 1992 to December 1995, 15 patients were hospitalized in Lomé Teaching Hospital for severe bullous toxicodermatosis.

Gabonsevere bullous toxicodermatosisobserved March 1992 to December 1995published 1997PubMedOpenAlexdocument of 8 observations

2.1 %Parmi les 1 489 échantillons pour lesquels l'espèce plasmodiale a pu être déterminée, 32 (2,1 %) présentaient une infection à Plasmodium ovale.

Gabonpaludisme à Plasmodium ovaleHAL · Unilimdocument of 36 observations