Mirdad Kazanji
Biographic Data
| ID | 233705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mirdad Kazanji |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mirdad |
| FAMILY NAME | Kazanji |
| SIGNATURE | KAZANJI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut Pasteur de Bangui |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
High prevalence of cannabis use among Aka foragers of the Congo Basin and its possible relationship to helminthiasis
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about cannabis use in hunter-gatherers. Therefore, we investigated cannabis use in the Aka, a population of foragers of the Congo Basin. Because cannabis contains anthelminthic compounds, and the Aka have a high prevalence of helminthiasis, we also tested the hypothesis that cannabis use might be an unconscious form of self-medication against helminths. METHODS: We collected self- and peer-reports of cannabis use from …
Quantifying transmission by stage of infection in the field: The example of SIV‐1 and STLV‐1 infecting mandrills
The early stage of viral infection is often followed by an important increase of viral load and is generally considered to be the most at risk for pathogen transmission. Most methods quantifying the relative importance of the different stages of infection were developed for studies aimed at measuring HIV transmission in Humans. However, they cannot be transposed to animal populations in which less information is available. Here we propose a gener…
Tobacco use vs. helminths in Congo basin hunter-gatherers: Self-medication in humans?
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus types I and II (HTLV-I/II) in French Guiana: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology
We review here the epidemiological studies performed by our group on human retrovirus HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections and the associated diseases in French Guiana since 1984. French Guiana is an overseas French administrative district located between Brazil and Surinam. Its population is characterized by a large variety of ethnic groups, including several populations of African origin and various populations of Amerindian origin. Several epidemiolo…
Health evaluation of translocated free‐ranging primates in French Guiana
Among over 40 mammal species threatened by the filling of a hydroelectric dam reservoir in French Guiana, three species of primates have been translocated, comprising 124 red howler monkeys, six white‐faced sakis, and 95 golden‐handed tamarins. Health status of the animals was evaluated by direct physical examination and by hematological, biochemical, virological, and parasitological surveys of collected blood. The physical condition of the howle…
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus types I and II (HTLV-I/II) in French Guiana: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology
We review here the epidemiological studies performed by our group on human retrovirus HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections and the associated diseases in French Guiana since 1984. French Guiana is an overseas French administrative district located between Brazil and Surinam. Its population is characterized by a large variety of ethnic groups, including several populations of African origin and various populations of Amerindian origin. Several epidemiolo…
Health evaluation of translocated free‐ranging primates in French Guiana
Among over 40 mammal species threatened by the filling of a hydroelectric dam reservoir in French Guiana, three species of primates have been translocated, comprising 124 red howler monkeys, six white‐faced sakis, and 95 golden‐handed tamarins. Health status of the animals was evaluated by direct physical examination and by hematological, biochemical, virological, and parasitological surveys of collected blood. The physical condition of the howle…
Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus types I and II (HTLV-I/II) in French Guiana: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology
We review here the epidemiological studies performed by our group on human retrovirus HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections and the associated diseases in French Guiana since 1984. French Guiana is an overseas French administrative district located between Brazil and Surinam. Its population is characterized by a large variety of ethnic groups, including several populations of African origin and various populations of Amerindian origin. Several epidemiolo…
Tobacco use vs. helminths in Congo basin hunter-gatherers: Self-medication in humans?
Quantifying transmission by stage of infection in the field: The example of SIV‐1 and STLV‐1 infecting mandrills
The early stage of viral infection is often followed by an important increase of viral load and is generally considered to be the most at risk for pathogen transmission. Most methods quantifying the relative importance of the different stages of infection were developed for studies aimed at measuring HIV transmission in Humans. However, they cannot be transposed to animal populations in which less information is available. Here we propose a gener…
High prevalence of cannabis use among Aka foragers of the Congo Basin and its possible relationship to helminthiasis
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about cannabis use in hunter-gatherers. Therefore, we investigated cannabis use in the Aka, a population of foragers of the Congo Basin. Because cannabis contains anthelminthic compounds, and the Aka have a high prevalence of helminthiasis, we also tested the hypothesis that cannabis use might be an unconscious form of self-medication against helminths. METHODS: We collected self- and peer-reports of cannabis use from …
Medicine (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Immunology (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Virology (3 works) · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Helminth infection and control (2 works) · Helminthiasis (2 works)