Direction Générale de la Pharmacie, du Médicament et des Laboratoires

Virological surveillance of chikungunya in Burkina Faso in 2024

Chikungunya is an emerging arbovirus disease transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes , mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus . Since it was first identified in Tanzania in 1952, the virus has caused numerous epidemics around the world. Despite arbovirus surveillance sinc...

Prevalence and phenotypic profiles of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli across the human-animal-environment interface: a One-Health surveillance during the first year of implementation of the Tricycle project in Burkina Faso

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health threat. The WHO Tricycle protocol applies a “One Health” approach to monitor extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) in humans, animals, and the environment. This study was aimed at presenting t...