Abdou Moumouni University

About: Abdou Moumouni University is a education organization based out in Niamey, Niamey, Niger. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Agriculture. The organization has 796 authors who have published 808 publications receiving 17478 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Niamey & Abdou Moumouni Dioffo University.

Profil épidémiologique et anatomopathologique du cancer du sein au Niger

Abstract: Les cancers du sein au Niger demeurent un reel probleme de sante publique en l’absence de politique de sante adequate et adaptee pour leur diagnostic precoce et leur prise en charge souvent tardive, voire inexistante. Notre etude retrospective (1992–2009) et descriptive a ete menee au laboratoire d’anatomie et cytologie pathologiques de la faculte des sciences de la sante de Niamey. Son objectif principal est de mettre en evidence et de preciser les aspects epidemiologiques du cancer du sein au Niger. Il ressort de ce travail que le cancer du sein represente 16,51 % de tous les cancers colliges sur la periode d’etude et 27,36 % des cancers feminins. Il est diagnostique a un âge moyen de 44,10 ans chez la femme, environ une decennie plus tot que chez les femmes arabes et europeennes. Chez l’homme, le cancer du sein a ete diagnostique a un âge moyen de 49,19 ans. La tranche d’âge 40–49 ans concentre la majorite des femmes affectees par cette pathologie. 68,9 % des patients venaient de la region de Niamey du fait de la concentration des differentes structures sanitaires de niveau tertiaire dans cette region. Les examens anatomopathologiques ont permis de diagnostiquer 47,3 % de ces cancers avec predominance des carcinomes (46,17 %). L’incidence variait entre 0,0023 ‰ en 1992 et 0,0110 ‰ en 2009.

Spatio‐temporal patterns of foot‐and‐mouth disease transmission in cattle between 2007 and 2015 and quantitative assessment of the economic impact of the disease in Niger

Abstract: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Niger, with outbreaks occurring every year. Recently, there was an increasing interest from veterinary authorities to implement preventive and control measures against FMD. However, for an efficient control, improving the current knowledge on the disease dynamics and factors related to FMD occurrence is a prerequisite. The objective of this study was therefore to obtain insights into the incidence and the spatio-temporal patterns of transmission of FMD outbreaks in Niger based on the retrospective analysis of 9-year outbreak data. A regression tree analysis model was used to identify statistically significant predictors associated with FMD incidence, including the period (year and month), the location (region), the animal-contact density and the animal-contact frequency. This study provided also a first report on economic losses associated with FMD. From 2007 to 2015, 791 clinical FMD outbreaks were reported from the eight regions of Niger, with the number of outbreaks per region ranging from 5 to 309. The statistical analysis revealed that three regions (Dosso, Tillabery and Zinder), the months (September, corresponding to the end of rainy season, to December and January, i.e., during the dry and cold season), the years (2007 and 2015) and the density of contact were the main predictors of FMD occurrence. The quantitative assessment of the economic impacts showed that the average total cost of FMD at outbreak level was 499 euros, while the average price for FMD vaccination of one outbreak was estimated to be more than 314 euros. Despite some limitations of the clinical data used, this study will guide further research into the epidemiology of FMD in Niger and will promote a better understanding of the disease as well as an efficient control and prevention of FMD.

Bacillus rubiinfantis sp. nov. strain mt2T, a new bacterial species isolated from human gut

Abstract: Bacillus rubiinfantis sp. nov. strain mt2(T) is the type strain of B. rubiinfantis sp. nov., isolated from the fecal flora of a child with kwashiorkor in Niger. It is Gram-positive facultative anaerobic rod belonging to the Bacillaceae family. We describe the features of this organism alongside the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 4 311 083 bp long genome (one chromosome but no plasmid) contains 4028 protein-coding gene and 121 RNA genes including nine rRNA genes.