scholarly journals First record of a piebald Bates’s Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris arge (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) from Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa

Barbastella ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo F. Ferreira ◽  
Laura Torrent ◽  
Andreanna J. Welch ◽  
Jared D. Wolfe ◽  
Kristin Brzeski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
First Record ◽  
Equatorial Guinea

Bryophytes from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa). V. Diplasiolejeunea cogoensis sp. nov.

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Marta Infante ◽  
Patxi Heras ◽  
Tamás Pócs
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
West Central ◽  
The Republic

Diplasiolejeunea cogoensis is described as new from Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa). It is included in Sectio Villaumeae, it is recognisable by its big size, the auriculated dorsal base of lobe, its long and always double first tooth and the shape and location of propaguliferous leaves.

Bryophytes from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa). IV. Notes on some nomina nuda from Annobon

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
Patxi Heras Pérez ◽  
Marta Infante Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Moss Species ◽  
West Central ◽  
The Republic

Eight moss species corresponding to nomina nuda recorded in the literature from Annobon Island are listed with their recent determination and current names. Leucophanes unguiculatum, Philonotis uncinata var. glaucescens and Vesicularia strephomischos are new records for the Equatorial Guinean bryoflora.

scholarly journals Equatorial Guinea, a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis hotspot in Central Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1600952
Author(s):  
Santiago Izco ◽  
Juan Eyene ◽  
Laura Pérez-Lago ◽  
Marta Herranz ◽  
Lucía Biyé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis

scholarly journals Trends of COVID-19 in the Central Africa Sub-region: Effective Health Care, Effect of Endogenous Parameters or a Matter of Time?

2021 ◽  
pp. 170-186
Author(s):  
Mbarga M. J. Arsene ◽  
Hippolyte T. Mouafo ◽  
I. V. Podoprigora ◽  
L. A. Smolyakova ◽  
N. V. Yashina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
World Health ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Absolute Deviation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Sao Tome And Principe

Background: After the worldwide spread of the coronavirus pandemic, several experts predicted a health catastrophe in Africa. However, the expected earthquake ultimately did not occur and the statistics of the number COVID-19 cases and deaths for other continents (Europe, America, Asia) were far higher than those of Africa. This study focused on Central Africa tried to explain this low incidence of COVID-19. Methodology: A cross-sectional time series method was adopted and the data of COVID-19 cases and deaths for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe between March and November 2020 were extracted from the World Health Organization COVID-19 database. The evolution of COVID-19 cases and deaths for each country were plotted and the accuracy measures such as Mean Absolute Percentage Error, Median Absolute Deviation and Mean Squared Displacement were calculated. Association between the countries and the prevalence of cases, deaths and recovered was visualized through principal component analysis. Results: The results showed that the highest number of cases was observed in Cameroon (21,793) while Sao Tome and Principe scored the smallest one (962). However, based on the total population, the prevalence of COVID-19 cases was high in Sao Tome and Principe (0.436%) and Gabon (0.400%). The highest death percentages (≥2%) were observed in Chad (6.742%), RDC (2.708%) and Angola (2.592%) while the highest recovered percentages were in Gabon (99.10%), Equatorial Guinea (97.62%) and Cameroon (97.02%). Development of traditional medicines and modification of food behavior including consumption of plant extracts appear as the reasons for the highest recovered rates. The accuracy measurements showed that the trend curves were not correlated with the actual evolution of the pandemic, but the Spearman correlation test revealed that except Equatorial Guinea (r=0.042, p=0.817), the evolution of COVID-19 cases and deaths were strongly correlated. Conclusion: The overall prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 is low in the countries of the Central Africa sub-region despite the problems facing the health systems of these countries.

Gabon

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
The Republic

Gabon is located in central Africa. It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo. A sparsely populated country covered at 85 per cent of its territory with forests, Gabon has a population of 1.7 million over a territory of 26,000 square kilometres (km). The population is highly urbanized, with more than four in five Gabonese living in the cities. The capital Libreville and Port-Gentil, the economic capital of the country hosts 59 per cent of the population. The official language of Gabon is French, and the currency used is the CFA.

Equatorial Guinea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Gulf Of Guinea ◽  
Land Area ◽  
The South ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
West Central

Equatorial Guinea is found in west central Africa. It has an area of 28,000 square kilometres (km) and is composed of a mainland, Río Muni, and small islands including Bioko where the current capital Malabo is located. The mainland Río Muni totals about 93 per cent of the nation’s land area and 75–80 per cent of its population. Río Muni is bordered by the Gulf of Guinea, Cameroon in the north, and Gabon in the south and east. The largest city in Equatorial Guinea, Bata, as well as the country’s future planned capital, Oyala, are found on the mainland. In 2016, the population amounted to 1.2 million. The currency used is the Central African franc (CFA). Office hours in the public sector are from 0800 to 1600 from Monday to Friday.

Bryophytes from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa).VI. Cololejeunea iradieri sp. nov., Cololejeunea magna stat. nov. and their relations to similar species

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Marta Infante ◽  
Patxi Heras
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
West Central ◽  
The Republic

The group of African Cololejeunea species with a heart-shaped perianth and elongate marginal leaf cells has been studied. Cololejeunea iradieri is described as new from Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa), while Cololejeunea harrisii Pócs var. magna Tix. is raised to species level. Their relations to similar species, C. amaniensis Pócs, C. harrisii Pócs and C. tenuiparietata Tix., are discussed.

scholarly journals Diversity and host specificity of monogenean gill parasites (Platyhelminthes) of cichlid fishes in the Bangweulu-Mweru ecoregion

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.W.P. Jorissen ◽  
A. Pariselle ◽  
T. Huyse ◽  
E.J. Vreven ◽  
J. Snoeks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Host Specificity ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
First Record ◽  
Parasite Fauna ◽  
Lake Kariba ◽  
Cichlid Fishes ◽  
Gill Parasite ◽  
Gill Parasites

AbstractThis study represents the first exploration of the parasite fauna of cichlid fishes in the Mweru-Luapula subregion (Central Africa). Twelve species of cichlids and 14 species of Monogenea from three genera (Cichlidogyrus, Gyrodactylus and Scutogyrus) were collected. We present a first record of the gill parasite fauna of eight host species, Oreochromis mweruensis, Orthochromis sp. ‘Mambilima’, Sargochromis mellandi, Serranochromis angusticeps, S. stappersi, S. thumbergi and Tylochromis mylodon. The host range of ten parasite species was expanded. The study further includes the description of Cichlidogyrus consobrini sp. n. from S. mellandi and Orthochromis sp. ‘Mambilima’. A new morphotype of C. halli is characterized, and three species – C. papernastrema, C. quaestio and C. zambezensis – are redescribed. Furthermore, the biodiversity and host specificity of these parasites is compared with that of cichlid parasites from Lake Kariba and Cameroon. Two species, including C. consobrini sp. n. and a new morphotype of C. halli, are putative endemics. The parasite fauna in Bangweulu-Mweru is highly similar in species composition to Lake Kariba, but in Bangweulu-Mweru the same parasite species are more host-specific, probably because of hydrogeographical differences between the two regions.

THE IRON AGE IN WEST CENTRAL AFRICA: RADIOCARBON DATES FROM CORISCO ISLAND (EQUATORIAL GUINEA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-365
Author(s):  
MANUEL SÁNCHEZ-ELIPE LORENTE ◽  
ALFREDO GONZÁLEZ-RUIBAL ◽  
JESÚS F. JORDÁ PARDO ◽  
CARLOS MARÍN SUÁREZ
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
The West ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
West Central ◽  
Southern Cameroon ◽  
African Iron Age

AbstractOver the last few decades the number of radiocarbon dates available for West Central Africa has increased substantially, even though it is still meagre compared with other areas of the continent. In order to contribute to a better understanding of the Iron Age of this area we present and analyze a total of 22 radiocarbon dates obtained from sites from the island of Corisco (Equatorial Guinea). By comparing them with those from Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and coastal Gabon and Congo we intend to clarify the picture of the West Central African Iron Age and propose a more accurate archaeological sequence.

First record of Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor, 1985 (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a Eucalyptus psyllid in Cameroon, Central Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lebel TAMESSE ◽  
Soufo LAURENTINE ◽  
Yana WENCESLAS ◽  
Dzokou Victor JOLY
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
First Record
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