scholarly journals Notes on Marine Algae Collected in Guinea-Bissau, Tropical West Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. M. Welten ◽  
P. A. J. Audiffred ◽  
W. F. Prud'homme van Reine
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Marine Algae ◽  
Guinea Bissau

Child survival in children born to HIV-2 infected women in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

Acta Tropica ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Norrgren ◽  
A. Fonseca ◽  
S. Andersson ◽  
F. Dias ◽  
A. Nauclér ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Guinea Bissau

Guinea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Official Language ◽  
The South ◽  
Guinea Bissau ◽  
The North

Guinea, also sometimes referred as Guinea-Conakry, is found in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali in the north and Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast in the south. In 2016, Guinea had a population of 12.6 million over a territory of 245 860 square kilometres (km). Its capital and largest city is Conakry. The official language of Guinea is French, and the currency used is the Guinean franc (GNF).

Anopheles gambiae Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) near Bissau City, Guinea Bissau, West Africa

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 939-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Fonseca ◽  
M. A. Di Deco ◽  
G. C. Carrara ◽  
I. Dabo ◽  
V. Do Rosario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae ◽  
Gambiae Complex ◽  
Guinea Bissau ◽  
Anopheles Gambiae Complex

PREVALENCE OF AND MORTALITY FROM HIV TYPE 2 IN GUINEA BISSAU, WEST AFRICA

The Lancet ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 334 (8661) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Gnaore ◽  
KevinM. De Cock ◽  
Helene Gayle ◽  
Anne Porter ◽  
Ramata Coulibaly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Guinea Bissau

scholarly journals First Report of Three Lasiodiplodia Species (L. theobromae, L. pseudotheobromae, and L. caatinguensis) Causing Cashew Gummosis in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)

Plant Disease ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (9) ◽  
pp. 2522-2522
Author(s):  
Filipa Monteiro ◽  
Inês Diniz ◽  
Ana Rita Pena ◽  
Aladje Baldé ◽  
Luís Catarino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
First Report ◽  
Guinea Bissau

scholarly journals Edible Leafy Vegetables from West Africa (Guinea-Bissau): Consumption, Trade and Food Potential

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís Catarino ◽  
Maria M. Romeiras ◽  
Quintino Bancessi ◽  
Daniel Duarte ◽  
Diana Faria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Guinea Bissau

Wild Edible Plants are common in the diet of rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa. In Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, wild plant resources are widely used in human diet, but very few studies have addressed them. The aim of this study is to reveal: (1) the wild and semi-cultivated leafy vegetables consumed in Guinea-Bissau; and (2) the nutritional composition of those plants traded at the largest country market in Bissau. Our results revealed that 24 native or naturalized species with edible leaves are currently consumed by Guinea-Bissau population. Five of them were found at the market: dried leaves of Adansonia digitata, Bombax costatum and Sesamum radiatum, and fresh leaves and shoots of Amaranthus hybridus and Hibiscus sabdariffa. The analysis of the nutritional properties revealed that leaves contain a significant amount of protein (10.1–21.0 g/100 g, dry basis), high values of macronutrients and micronutrients, as well as of phenolic compounds (13.1–40.3 mg GAE/g) and a considerable antioxidant capacity (DPPH 111.5–681.9 mg Eq Trolox). Although price and availability vary among the leafy vegetables analyzed, these traditional foods appear to be a good dietary component that can contribute to food security in Guinea-Bissau and in other West African countries, as these species are widely distributed in this region.

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