Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Infectious Disease Service, CHU de Brazzaville, Congo

Biography

Dr. Martin Herbas Ekat is an investigator with Central Africa IeDEA in the Republic of Congo. Dr. Ekat holds a Doctor of Medicine from Marien Ngouabi University and an MPH in International Health from Bordeaux University. He also obtained a specialty diploma in infectious and tropical diseases at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal.  He is currently an infectious disease specialist in the infectious diseases department of the Hospital and University Center of Brazzaville.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Passive Human African Trypanosomiasis in Children in Brazzaville from 2004-2020
  Author(s): Ossibi Ibara BR*, Sekangue Obili G, Adoua Doukaga, Ekat Martin, Mvoumbo G, Bendett P, Kinga F, Nkouka E, Okoueke R and Kitembo L
  
  Objective: To determine the prevalence of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in children in Congo-Brazzaville and to look for associated factors. Patients and Methods: Retrospective descriptive and analytical study of cases of HAT in children in Congo between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2020, i.e. 17 years. Results: Out of a total of 3238 people screened as passive, 335 were children and 89 were confirmed sick, i.e. 2.7% of the Total Population Examined (PTE). The mean age was 9.8 ± 5.2 years (10 days-17 years), female (n=48; 53.9%) with a sex ratio of 0.8, from the Ngabé household (n=54; 60.7%), educated (n=44; 49.4%). The most frequently encountered symptoms were fever (n=46; 51.7%), sleep disturbances (n=46; 51.7%) and headache (n=21; 23.6%). CATT was positive in all patients and diluted to 1/32 in 50 cases (56.2%). Lymph node puncture was positive in 49 patient.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.21.9.218

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