[Diarrhea caused by Aeromonas in Ivory Coast]. / Les diarrhées à Aeromonas en Côte-d'Ivoire.

The authors drawn epidemiological, clinical conclusions, and the geographical data concerning the diarrheas with Aeromonas in Ivory-Coast. The results relate to a study realized from January 1982 to July 1985. Out of the 1,594 excrements 627 germes have been isolated and among which 153 strains of aeromonas if for instance 24.4% of the whole germs. Aeromonas caviae is the most frequent species (50%) compared to 27.3% for Aeromonas sobria, and 22.7% for Aeromonas hydrophila.

[Aeromonas hydrophila in Ivory Coast Epidemiologic and ecologic aspects and its enteropathogenic role]. / Les Aeromonas hydrophila en Côte-d'Ivoire. Aspects épidémiologiques, écologiques et rôle entéropathogène.

A research based on the analysis of 479 coprocultures , allow the isolation of 22 strains of Aeromonas hydrophila. The epidemiological aspects, the contamination processes through water, food... and the enteropathogenic role of these Aeromonas are discussed. These bacteria seen responsible of digestive disturbances from simple gastric discomfort (nausea, light abdominal pain...) to the actual choleriform syndrome. The isolation of 7 strains from the environment (water from lagune , wells; lagune crabs) allow to suspect the role played by the seasonal variations of the lagune salinity in the development of the germ; this allow to drawn the following conclusions: the reduction of the rate of water salinity promotes the multiplication of Aeromonas and increase the risk of human contamination.