Bidounga Lembe DP

Parasitology-Mycology Department, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Publications

• Research Article   
  Molecular diagnosis of the first cases of Leishmania tropica cutaneous leishmaniasis in elementary school pupils in the Tchiamba-Nzassi health district in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo
  Author(s): Sekangue Obili G*, Bidounga Lembe DP, Boumba Anicet, Atandi A, Pouki F, Nganga F and Ossibi Ibara BR
  
  Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a flagellate parasite of the genus Leishmania transmitted to humans by the bite of a sandfly. General objective: To contribute to the molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a population of elementary school pupils in the Tchiamba-Nzassi health district with suspicious chronic lesions in the Pointe-Noire department. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study including 23 suspected cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis among elementary school pupils in the DS of Tchiamba-Nzassi in the department of Pointe-Noire, which took place from June to November 2022, a period of 06 months. Sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex) were collected using a survey form. Two diagnostic methods were used to detect Leishmania: .. View More»
  

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