Publications (217)
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in clinical samples from the Boucle du Mouhoun region in Burkina Faso.
Hiliassa Coulibaly , Dissinviel Stéphane Kpoda, Hervé Kafando, Oumar Traoré, Alix Bénédicte Kagambega, Alassane Halawen Mohamed, Robin Fréderic, Racha Beyrouthy, Dramane Ouédraogo, Oumarou Soro, Dominique Bayala, Nicolas Barro, Richard Bonnet and René Dembélé
Background Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae represent a major clinical and public health concern due to their ability to confer resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. Data on the molecular epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae remain limited(...)
Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Antimicrobial resistance, ESBL-producing, Burkina Faso
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Coexistence of ctx-m, ges and imp genes in gramnegative bacilli and their multi resistance to betalactams at Saint Camille Hospital in Ouagadougou (HOSCO)
Pêgdwendé Rose Bonkoungou, Amana Mètuor Dabiré, Oumar Traoré, Rahimatou Yasmine Wendkuni Tiemtoré, Théodora Mahoukèdè Zohoncon andJacques Simporé
Extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBLs) are bacterial plasmid or chromosomal enzymes capable of inactivating Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Aztreonam and inactive on Carbapenems. They are encoded by the beta-lactamase genes (bla genes) of the IMP family (Imipenemase), GES (Guyana Extended Spectrum), CTX-M (Cefotaximase – Munich). Bacterial resist(...)
BGN, ESBL, blaIMP, blaGES, blaCTX-M, HOSCO.
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Qualité physico-chimique des eaux préemballées de la ville de Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso
Dissinviel Stéphane KPODA1,2*, Assiètta OUATTARA2, Oumar TRAORE3, Bernard OUEDRAOGO4, Stanislas Dimitri MEDA4, Toussaint ZONGO4, Adama Patrice SOUBEIGA4, Aïssata DIALLO1, Elie KABRE4, Sidiki Aboubakar OUATTARA2
Introduction : L’accès à une eau potable de qualité représente un défi majeur pour les villes africaines en raison d’une croissance démographique rapide. Cette étude visait à évaluer la conformité des eaux préemballées de Ouagadougou aux normes de qualité en vigueur au Burkina Faso.
Méthodes : Une étude transversale a été menée au sein de l’A(...)
Physico-chimie, Eau préemballée, Conformité, Norme, Qualité
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When Insecurity Shatters Women's Economic Activity: Women's Petty Trade in Dédougou under the Strain of Terrorism (Burkina Faso)
Tengueri Yacouba
This study analyzes the impact of the security crisis linked to terrorism on women's small businesses in Dédougou, a town in the Boucle du Mouhoun region (Burkina Faso), which has become a centre for internally displaced people. A mixed approach combining a questionnaire administered to 130 traders and 40 semi-structured interviews with variou(...)
Petty trade, women, terrorism, inflation, Burkina Faso
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La masculinisation d'un métier a tradition féminine à Dédougou : les Thérapeutes de couple, entre causes, pratiques et perceptions sociales
Yacouba Tengueri, Huguette Douô Tyenou, Ami Kanazoe, Bêbê Kambou
Résumé : Cet article a pour objectif de comprendre les causes, les pratiques et les perceptions sociales de la prostitution masculine dans la ville de Dédougou. Pour saisir ce phénomène social, nous avons adopté une approche purement qualitative. Des entretiens semi-directifs ont été conduits auprès de 74 informateurs (travailleurs et travaill(...)
prostitution masculine, désir féminin, travail du sexe, thérapeutes de couple, Burkina Faso
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Serotyping and antimicrobial drug resistance of Salmonella isolated from lettuce and human diarrhea samples in Burkina Faso
Somda Namwin Siourimè , Bonkoungou O J Isidore, Traoré Oumar, Bassolé Ismael Henri Nestor, Traoré Yves, Barro Nicolas and Savadogo Aly
Background: In Burkina Faso dirty water in particular those of the stoppings and the gutter ones are used for
vegetables irrigation in the gardens. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility
of Salmonella serotypes from humans and lettuce samples in Burkina Faso.
Materials and Methods: Salmonella str(...)
Salmonella serotypes, antimicrobial susceptibility, lettuce, human
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Prevalence of Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica and associated factors among under five children with diarrhea in rural Burkina Faso
Réné Dembélé, Ali Konaté, Issiaka Soulama, Assèta Kagambèga, Wendpoulomdé A.D. Kaboré, Haoua Cissé, Oumar Traoré, Alfred S. Traoré and Nicolas Barro
Salmonella enterica is one of the major enteric pathogen causing diarrhea among children under 5 years worldwide. In rural settings
of Burkina Faso where this infection is strongly associated with the consumption of contaminated food and water, the antimicrobial
resistant patterns of Salmonella circulating in these areas are currently not we(...)
Salmonella; Diarrhea; Children; Antimicrobial resistance
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FROM THE MASSAGE PARLOUR TO THE ‘PLAN BIZI’: THE NEW FACES OF FEMALE PROSTITUTION IN OUAGADOUGOU IN THE DIGITAL AGE (BURKINA FASO)
Tengueri Yacouba, Kinda T Joseph, Ouattara Bakary
Context: Social media, particularly virtual platforms such as Facebook,
WhatsApp and Telegram, have become, through new information and
communication technologies, the foremost sites to which all manner of
commercial activities have relocated. By reducing the world to a simple
global village, these digital platforms enable their commer(...)
Sex work; Digital platforms; Massage parlours; Social media; Burkina Faso.
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Spatial constraints and drivers of pastoral adaptation to climate change in West African rangelands: A multivariate probit analysis
Idrissa Sawadogo, Philippe Bayen, Faustine Akosso Kouassi, Omonlola Nadine Worou
Abstract
Climate change poses a major challenge for pastoral communities in West African rangelands, where livestock mobility is increasingly constrained by environmental and socio-institutional pressures. This study examines the spatial constraints and socio-economic drivers shaping pastoral adaptation strategies in Burkina F(...)
Pastoralism, Climate change, Livestock, Psychological resilience, Multivariate probit model, Adaptive capacity, Probit model, Adaptation (eye)
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When fleeing violence kills educational Prospects: The experiences of Internally Displaced Girls in Dédougou, Burkina Faso
Tengueri Yacouba
Context
The security crisis in the Boucle du Mouhoun region has led to the
closure of 217 schools, affecting 25,900 girls and 25,840 boys (ESU,
2023). This situation, compounded by the forced displacement of
populations, has exacerbated pre-existing gender disparities in access
to education. Against this backdrop, the present study seeks(...)
female students, security crisis, education, internally displaced persons, educational conditions
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Trauma and “spiritual resilience” among Internally Displaced Women (IDW) victims of violence in the commune of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
Tengueri Yacouba
Context
Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been ravaged by the violence of armed
terrorist groups (JNIM, EIGS), resulting in over 2 million internally
displaced persons. In the Boucle du Mouhoun region, 63.17% of
internally displaced persons (IDPs) are women (84,649 out of 133,994
in 2023). As prime targets of armed conflict, they suffer multif(...)
Internally displaced women, violence, trauma, psychological care, Burkina Faso, spiritual resilience
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Interaction Homme-gecko au Burkina Faso
Wendata Francis Dayama, Emmanuel Sawadogo, Joëlle Halamoussa AYORO, Ardjima Lankoande, Sidiki KONATE, Emmanuel M. Hema
Les geckos se sont imposés comme colocataires aux populations humaines du Burkina Faso. La population humaine n’apprécie pas la présence des geckos dans les habitations, et cette situation entraine des plaintes et une méfiance. La présente étude a eu pour objectif de mettre en évidence les interactions entre Hommes et geckos dans les villes de(...)
Population, Rural population, Sexual behavior, Population decline
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Rice bacterial blight resistance in Burkina Faso through genome editing
Soumana Kone, Abdourasmane K. Konaté, Antoine Barro, Eliza Loo, Wolf Frommer, Boris Szurek, Issa Wonni
Bacterial leaf blight (BB), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), causes yield losses exceeding 50% in affected areas, including the Bagré rice plain in Burkina Faso. Genome-edited (GE'd) rice lines have been successful in tackling BB. Modifications in the Xoo virulence protein target site upstream of three SWEET susceptibility genes(...)
Xanthomonas oryzae, Introgression, Bacterial blight, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, Genome, Plant disease resistance, Virulence, Blight
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Land conflicts and insecurity of land transactions in the commune of dédougou (Burkina Faso)
TENGUERI Yacouba, KARAMBIRI Souleymane, SIRI Yamba
Context: Land conflicts constitute one of the most persistent and destabilising issues in the Sahelian context. In Burkina Faso, the difficult articulation between customary law and modern law, combined with demographic pressure and population displacement caused by insecurity, generates recurring tensions over land. Methodology: Drawing upon(...)
Land Conflicts, Land Grabbing, Land Law, Local Governance, Burkina Faso,
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Dengue in Zorgho, Burkina Faso: Exploring Popular Knowledge and Community Engagement through a Socio-Anthropological Study
Huguette Douô Tyenou, Lea Pare, Toé, Yacouba Tengueri
Introduction: Since 2013, Burkina Faso has faced recurrent dengue epidemics, and the 2023 outbreak was the largest ever recorded in the country and in Africa. Urban centres are especially affected because of rapid urban growth, social inequalities, and limited health services. Official prevention efforts often align poorly with the ways commun(...)
Dengue, Local knowledge, Community engagement, Local disease categories, Health education