8 articles for “Burkina Faso”

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleRisk Factors for Bovine Tuberculosis Transmission in Burkina Faso’s Cattle HerdsArouna Zoungrana, Pingdwende Albert Patrick Vokouma, Badjibassa Akounda et al.Bovine tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease, primarily caused by Mycobacterium bovis, that poses a serious threat to both human and animal health. Understanding the risk factors that contribute to its spread is critical for developing effective prevention and control strategies. This cross-sectional study investigated risk factors associated with bovine tuberculosis in cattle herds in Burkina Faso. A structured survey questionnaire … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 11 Apr 2026 · 1,402 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAudit of the Quality of Data on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in 2022 in Burkina FasoIsmaël Diallo, Maurice Sarigda et al.Burkina Faso pledged to reach the worldwide objective of eliminating HIV/AIDS by 2030. Therefore, its information system must be able to provide quality data for monitoring and evaluating progress. This study assessed the quality of data on HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso. We conducted an audit on the promptitude, exhaustivity, and exactitude in the management of data regarding HIV/AIDS. The survey … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 5 Jul 2025 · 5,753 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAssessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Controlled and Uncontrolled Landfill Soil, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoBambara Telado Luc, Doumounia Ali, Kohio Nièssan et al.The study was conducted to evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals in landfill soils. The soils samples were collected in some selected landfill, at Ouagadougou. Determinations of heavy metal concentrations, calculation of contamination factor and pollution load index of heavy metal in landfill soil were undertaken. The atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 2 Sep 2020 · 7,311 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) from Mediterranean to Sub-Saharan AreasRosa Chillemi, Andrea Angius, Ivana Persico et al.There are differences in the allele frequency of MTHFR polymorphism between Western and African population. The aim of this study is to determinate the prevalence of MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in young and old people living in different areas from Mediterranean to sub-Saharan areas. The observed vs expected genotype frequencies of 677T were in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, with the … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2006 · 7,590 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBotanical, Physicochemical, and Phytochemical Studies of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepernick and Timler (Rutaceae) Stem and Root BarkLassané Ouédraogo, Aminata Pagnimdebsom Nacoulma et al.Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, a medicinal plant overexploited in Burkina Faso due to the use of its roots for therapeutic purposes has been studied and it seems that the profile of the powder from stem and root bark are almost similar. This study aims to compare the botanical, physicochemical, and phytochemical parameters of Z. zanthoxyloides powder from stem and root bark for … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 9 Sep 2024 · 8,733 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRain Events Detection using Energy Variation of Commercial Microwave Links AttenuationWend Yam Serge Boris Ouedraogo, Moumouni Djibo, Ali Doumounia et al.In this study, we propose a new method for detecting wet periods by using telecommunications Commercial Microwave Links (CML). The purpose of the study is to automatically find rain time slots. The attenuation of the microwave signal, propagating between a transmitting antenna and a receiving one, due to the variations of the climatic conditions over the link, is a non-stationary … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 20 Aug 2022 · 6,287 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSurvival Analysis of Data of HIV Infected Persons Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy Using a Model-Based Binary Tree ApproachSimon Tiendrébéogo, Blaise Somé, Séni Kouanda, Simplice Dossou-GbétéDiscrete-time approach is used in survival data analysis when only the time interval in which the event of interest has occurred is known or when this event occurs in a discrete - time scale. The work presented in this paper is motivated by the analysis of HIV/AIDS follow-up data collected in Burkina Faso during the 5-YEAR Global Fund program implemented … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 24 Dec 2019 · 6,495 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOn the Computerization of African LanguagesHarouna Naroua, Lawaly SalifouIn this article, a computer tool for processing African languages has been designed. It is intended to be a contribution to the automatic processing of African languages. The current study is focused on West African languages where five main languages from Niger, two from Mali and one from Burkina Faso are considered. After a brief review of African languages processing, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 18 Nov 2016 · 7,165 accessesView PDF Cite