Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by Subject "Africa"

Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by Subject "Africa"

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  • Are surveillance response systems enough to effectively combat and contain the Ebola outbreak? 
    Wiwanikit, Viroj; Tambo, Ernest; Ugwu, Emmanuel Chidiebere; Ngogang, Jeane Yonkeu; Zhou, Xiao-Nong (BioMed Central, 2015-01-09)
    The epidemic of the Ebola virus infection in West Africa in 2014 has become a worldwide concern. Due to the nature of the disease, which has an extremely high mortality potential, this outbreak has received much attention ...
  • Developing reproducible bioinformatics analysis workflows for heterogeneous computing environments to support African genomics 
    Baichoo, Shakuntala; Souilmi, Yassine; Panji, Sumir; Botha, Gerrit; Meintjes, Ayton; Hazelhurst, Scott; Bendou, Hocine; De Beste, Eugene; Mpangase, Phelelani T.; Souiai, Oussema; Alghali, Mustafa; Yi, Long; O’Connor, Brian D.; Crusoe, Michael; Armstrong, Don; Aron, Shaun; Joubert, Fourie; Ahmed, Azza E.; Mbiyavanga, Mamana; Van Heusden, Peter; Magosi, Lerato E.; Zermeno, Jennie; Mainzer, Liudmila Sergeevna; Fadlelmola, Faisal M.; Jongeneel, C. Victor; Mulder, Nicola (BioMed Central, 2018-11-29)
    BACKGROUND : The Pan-African bioinformatics network, H3ABioNet, comprises 27 research institutions in 17 African countries. H3ABioNet is part of the Human Health and Heredity in Africa program (H3Africa), an African-led ...
  • The gut mycobiota of rural and urban individuals is shaped by geography 
    Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Vikram, Surendra; Mulaudzi, Khodani; Jansson, Janet K.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (BioMed Central, 2020-08-17)
    BACKGROUND : Understanding the structure and drivers of gut microbiota remains a major ecological endeavour. Recent studies have shown that several factors including diet, lifestyle and geography may substantially shape ...
  • H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa 
    Mulder, Nicola J.; Adebiyi, Ezekiel; Alami, Raouf; Benkahla, Alia; Brandful, James; Doumbia, Seydou; Everett, Dean; Fadlelmola, Faisal M.; Gaboun, Fatima; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; Ghazal, Hassan; Hazelhurst, Scott; Hide, Winston; Ibrahimi, Azeddine; Fakim, Yasmina Jaufeerally; Jongeneel, C. Victor; Joubert, Fourie; Kassim, Samar; Kayondo, Jonathan; Kumuthini, Judit; Lyantagaye, Sylvester; Makani, Julie; Alzohairy, Ahmed Mansour; Masiga, Daniel; Moussa, Ahmed; Nash, Oyekanmi; Oukem-Boyer, Odile Ouwe Missi; Owusu-Dabo, Ellis; Panji, Sumir; Patterton, Hugh; Radouani, Fouzia; Sadki, Khalid; Seghrouchni, Fouad; Bishop, Ozlem Tastan; Tiffin, Nicki; Ulenga, Nzovu; The H3ABioNet Consortium (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2016-12-01)
    The application of genomics technologies to medicine and biomedical research is increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing technologies and improved data analysis capabilities. ...
  • A multi-omics analysis of the grapevine pathogen Lasiodiplodia theobromae reveals that temperature affects the expression of virulence- and pathogenicity-related genes 
    Felix, Carina; Meneses, Rodrigo; Gonçalves, Micael F.M.; Tilleman, Laurentijn; Duarte, Ana S.; Jorrín-Novo, Jesus V.; Van de Peer, Yves; Deforce, Dieter; Nieuwerburgh, Filip; Esteves, Ana C.; Alves, Artur (Nature Publishing Group, 2019-09)
    Since the end of the Cold War, the practice of defence diplomacy has received much attention, as has the proactive prevention of conflict. However, the preventive diplomacy of defence forces – something that is implied ...
  • Need of surveillance response systems to combat Ebola outbreaks and other emerging infectious diseases in African countries 
    Tambo, Ernest; Ugwu, Emmanuel Chidiebere; Ngogang, Jeane Yonkeu (BioMed Central, 2014-08-05)
    There is growing concern in Sub-Saharan Africa about the spread of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, and the public health burden that it ensues. Since 1976, there have been 885,343 ...
  • Reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of canine associated rabies virus in Africa 
    Coertse, Jessica; Weyer, Jacqueline; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Markotter, Wanda (Public Library of Science, 2019-07)
    Rabies is a neglected disease mostly affecting the developing world. Accurate and reliable diagnostic and surveillance data forms the foundation for the formulation and monitoring of control strategies. Although various ...