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Fruits and vegetables (F&Vs) are an essential food group for humans and prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The objective of this study is to know the level of consumption of F&Vs by health professionals in Ouagadougou and their determinants. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from May to August 2016 in the Central Region of Burkina Faso. It included 442 health workers according to cluster sampling. Data collection tools consisted of frequency of food consumption of fruits and vegetables. The results showed that the level of F&Vs consumption among health professionals is very low. Only 11.5% of respondents consumed fruits every day and 21.8% did the same for vegetables and 1.4% of health professionals consumed more than five servings of F&Vs per day. Only 1.6% of health professionals surveyed had sufficient knowledge of the functions of F&Vs, and 85.8% were not aware of the recommendations of World Health Organizations regarding the consumption of F&Vs. Gender, distance from the fruit supply, and average monthly financial income were associated with the irregularity of the fruit consumption at the threshold of 5% in the univariate analysis. However, in the multivariate analysis, gender, profession, distance from fruit supply and average monthly financial income were predictive of irregular fruit consumption. The level of F&Vs consumption in health professionals is low, as is their level of knowledge of the functions of F&Vs. Key words: Burkina Faso, consumption, determinants, fruits and vegetables, health professionals.

Background: Influenza infection is a serious public health problem that causes an estimated 3 to 5 million cases and 250,000 deaths worldwide every year. The epidemiology of influenza is well-documented in high- and middle-income countries, however minimal effort had been made to understand the epidemiology, burden and seasonality of influenza in Africa. This study aims to assess the state of knowledge of seasonal influenza epidemiology in Africa and identify potential data gaps for policy formulation following the 2009 pandemic. Method: We reviewed articles from Africa published into four databases namely: MEDLINE (PubMed), Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Scientific Research Publishing from 2010 to 2019. Results: We screened titles and abstracts of 2070 studies of which 311 were selected for full content evaluation and 199 studies were considered. Selected articles varied substantially on the basis of the topics they addressed covering the field of influenza surveillance (n=80); influenza risk factors and co-morbidities (n=15); influenza burden (n=37); influenza vaccina- tion (n=40); influenza and other respiratory pathogens (n=22) and influenza diagnosis (n=5). Conclusion: Significant progress has been made since the last pandemic in understanding the influenza epidemiology in Africa. However, efforts still remain for most countries to have sufficient data to allow countries to prioritize strategies for influenza prevention and control. Keywords: Influenza; epidemiology; review; Africa; post pandemic.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito‐borne viral zoonosis causing abortions and high mortality among animals, whereas in humans, the disease is usually mild or asymptomatic. In September 2016, the Republic of Niger declared the first RVF outbreak in the northern region of Tahoua near the Malian border. This study describes the outbreak and reports the results of serological and molecular investigations of the human and animal samples collected. Serum samples from both human and animal suspected cases have been confirmed at the Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire (CERMES) and the Laboratoire Centrale d'Elevage (LABOCEL) public health and animal reference laboratories, respectively. Techniques for biological confirmation were real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Phylogenetic trees were established after genetic sequencing of the small and medium segments of the RVF virus (RVFV) genome. Out of the 399 human samples collected, 17 (4.3%) were confirmed positive for RVFV. Overall, 33 (8.3%) deaths occurred out of which five (29%) were among the 17 confirmed cases. Regarding animals, 45 samples were tested, three of which were RT‐PCR positive and 24 were IgG positive. The phylogenetic analyses showed that the Niger strains clustered with Senegal 2013 and Mauritania 2015 RVFV strains. This first outbreak of RVF was very challenging for public and animal health laboratories in Niger. Besides resulting in human deaths, important loss of cattle has been reported. Therefore, vigilance has to be strengthened emphasising vector control strategies and active surveillance among animals.

West Nile virus (WNV), belonging to the Flaviviridae family, causes a mosquito-borne disease and shows great genetic diversity, with at least eight different lineages. The Koutango lineage of WNV (WN-KOUTV), mostly associated with ticks and rodents in the wild, is exclusively present in Africa and shows evidence of infection in humans and high virulence in mice. In 2016, in a context of Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in Niger, mosquitoes, biting midges and sandflies were collected for arbovirus isolation using cell culture, immunofluorescence and RT-PCR assays. Whole genome sequencing and in vivo replication studies using mice were later conducted on positive samples. The WN-KOUTV strain was detected in a sandfly pool. The sequence analyses and replication studies confirmed that this strain belonged to the WN-KOUTV lineage and caused 100% mortality of mice. Further studies should be done to assess what genetic traits of WN-KOUTV influence this very high virulence in mice. In addition, given the risk of WN-KOUTV to infect humans, the possibility of multiple vectors as well as birds as reservoirs of WNV, to spread the virus beyond Africa, and the increasing threats of flavivirus infections in the world, it is important to understand the potential of WN-KOUTV to emerge.

Background In endemic areas, children develop slowly and naturally anti-Plasmodium antibodies and become semi-immune. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a new strategy to reduce malaria morbidity in West African young children. However, SMC may impact on the natural acquisition of anti-Plasmodium immunity. This paper evaluates the effect of SMC with SPAQ on antibody concentration in young children from Niger. Methods This research was conducted in areas benefitting from SMC since 2014 (Zinder district), without SMC (Dosso district), and with 1 year of SMC since 2016 (Gaya district). To assess the relationship between SMC and Plasmodium falciparum IgG antibody responses, the total antibody concentrations against two P. falciparum asexual stage vaccine candidate antigens, circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and glutamate-rich protein R2 (GLURP-R2), in children aged 3 to 59 months across the three areas were compared. Antibody concentrations are quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on the elution extracted from positive and negative malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test cassettes. Results The analysis concerns two hundred and twenty-nine children aged from 3 to 59 months: 71 in Zinder, 77 in Dosso, and 81 in Gaya. In Zinder (CSP = 17.5 µg/ml and GLURP-R2 = 14.3 µg/ml) median antibody concentration observed are higher than in Gaya (CSP = 7.7 µg/ml and GLURP-R2 = 6.5 µg/ml) and Dosso (CSP = 4.5 µg/ml and GLURP-R2 = 3.6 µg/ml) (p Conclusion The research reveals some evidences which show that seasonal malaria chemoprevention with SPAQ has an effect on blood stage antibody responses and pre-erythrocytic stage of P. falciparum infections in Niger. Increased antibody titres with increased SMC/SPAQ implementation. This contradicts hypothesis that SMC/SPAQ could reduce immunity to erythrocyte and liver-stage antigens. Further studies are necessary to provide better understanding of the SMC effect on malaria immunity.

Background: The alcohol consumption level is rising in Burkina Faso, which has the highest prevalence of heavy drinking in West Africa. This study used daily alcohol intake levels to explore drinking behaviors in regard to the days of the week and associations with dependence signs.Methods: We operated variables from the past 12-month drinkers reported by the 2013 Stepwise survey, which provided information on daily drinking and symptoms of alcohol dependence. We performed student tests, principal component analyses and logistic regression.Results: Data from 1,139 past 12-month drinkers was analyzed, and 15.9% (95%; CI: 13.8–18.1) of users had at least one sign of alcohol dependence. Both drinkers without and with dependence symptoms had a common behavior for higher intake on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, while lower intake behavior was observed on Tuesday. Only drinkers with dependence signs had high intake behavior, especially on Monday and Friday. In multivariate analysis, alcohol dependence signs were associated with increased drinking only on Monday [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) =1.24, p=0.0001)] or Friday (aOR=1.15, p=0.003).Conclusion: For drinkers without any dependence sympoms, behaviors for higher intake were limited to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in accordance with the “social events schedule” and the “weekly administrative time-off”, but those with dependence signs extended this kind of behavior to Monday or Friday, likely due to the increased and persistent craving triggered by the high intake the previous day.

Background: In endemic areas, children develop slowly and naturally develop anti-Plasmodium antibodies and become semi-immune. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a new strategy to reduce malaria morbidity in young children in West Africa. However, SMC may impact on the natural acquisition of anti-Plasmodium immunity. We evaluated the effect of SMC with SPAQ on malaria antibody concentration in Niger.Methods: This survey was conducted in areas targeted with SMC since 2014 (Zinder district), without SMC (Dosso district), and with one year SMC 2016 (Gaya district). To assess the relationship between SMC and P. falciparum IgG antibody responses, we compared total antibody concentrations against two P. falciparum asexual stage vaccine candidate antigens, circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and glutamate-rich protein R2 (GLURP-R2), in children aged 3-59 months across the three sites. Antibody concentrations were quantified using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on the elution extracted from positive and negative RDT cassettes.Results: A total of 229 children aged 3-59 months were included in the analysis: 71 in Zinder, 77 in Dosso, and 81 in Gaya. In Zinder (CSP=17.5µg/ml and GLURP-R2=14.3µg/ml) median antibody concentration observed were higher than in Gaya (CSP=7.7 µg/ml and GLURP-R2=6.5 µg/ml) and Dosso (CSP=4.5 µg/ml and GLURP-R2=3.6 µg/ml) (pConclusion: We have some evidence that seasonal malaria chemoprevention with SPAQ has an effect on blood stage antibody responses and pre-erythrocytic stage of Plasmodium falciparum infections in Niger. Future studies are necessary to provide better understanding of the effect of on malaria immunity.

Background In 2010, Niger and other meningitis belt countries introduced a meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine (MACV). We describe the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in Niger from 2010 to 2018. Methods Suspected and confirmed meningitis cases from January 1, 2010 to July 15, 2018 were obtained from national aggregate and laboratory surveillance. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens were analyzed by culture and/or polymerase chain reaction. Annual incidence was calculated as cases per 100 000 population. Selected isolates obtained during 2016–2017 were characterized by whole-genome sequencing. Results Of the 21 142 suspected cases of meningitis, 5590 were confirmed: Neisseria meningitidis ([Nm] 85%), Streptococcus pneumoniae ([Sp] 13%), and Haemophilus influenzae ([Hi] 2%). No NmA cases occurred after 2011. Annual incidence per 100 000 population was more dynamic for Nm (0.06–7.71) than for Sp (0.18–0.70) and Hi (0.01–0.23). The predominant Nm serogroups varied over time (NmW in 2010–2011, NmC in 2015–2018, and both NmC and NmX in 2017–2018). Meningococcal meningitis incidence was highest in the regions of Niamey, Tillabery, Dosso, Tahoua, and Maradi. The NmW isolates were clonal complex (CC)11, NmX were CC181, and NmC were CC10217. Conclusions After MACV introduction, we observed an absence of NmA, the emergence and continuing burden of NmC, and an increase in NmX. Niger’s dynamic Nm serogroup distribution highlights the need for strong surveillance programs to inform vaccine policy.

Background: In endemic areas, children develop slowly and naturally anti-Plasmodium antibodies and become semi-immune. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine + amodiaquine (SPAQ) is a new strategy to reduce malaria morbidity in young children in West Africa. However, SMC may impact on the natural acquisition of anti-Plasmodium immunity. We evaluated the effect of SMC with SPAQ on malaria antibodies levels in Niger. Methods: This survey was conducted in areas with SMC since 2014 (Zinder district), without SMC (Dosso district) and with one year SMC 2016 (Gaya district). To assess the relationship between SMC and total Ig G Ab against P. falciparum antigens, we measured antibodies levels of two P.falciparum asexual stage vaccine candidate antigens (Circum Sporozoid Protein and Glutamate-rich Protein R2) in children aged 3–59 months and compared these levels in Zinder, Dosso and Gaya by enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA) on the elution extracted from the RDTs positive and negative cassette. Results: A total of 229 children aged 3-59 months were included in the analysis: 71 in Zinder, 77 in Dosso, and 81 in Gaya. In Zinder (CSP=17.5 and GLURP-R2=14.3) median antibodies levels observed were higher than in Gaya (CSP=7.7 and GLURP-R2=6.5) and Dosso (CSP=4.5 and GLURP-R2=3.6) (p

International audience; Background and Aims: In Niger, acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are the second most common cause of death in children aged younger than 5 years. However, the etiology of ARI is poorly understood in the country. This study aims to describe viral and bacterial infections among children aged younger than 5 years hospitalized with febrile ARI at two hospitals in Niamey, Niger's capital city, and the reported clinical procedures.Methods: We conducted a prospective study among children aged younger than 5 years hospitalized with febrile ARI at two national hospitals in Niamey between January and December 2015. Clinical presentation and procedures during admission were documented using a standardized case investigation form. Nasopharyngeal specimens collected from each patient were tested for a panel of respiratory viruses and bacteria using the Fast Track Diagnostic 21 Plus kit.Results: We enrolled and tested 638 children aged younger than 5 years, of whom 411 (64.4%) were aged younger than 1 year, and 15 (2.4%) died during the study period. Overall, 496/638 (77.7%) specimens tested positive for at least one respiratory virus or bacterium; of these, 195 (39.3%) tested positive for respiratory viruses, 126 (25.4%) tested positive for respiratory bacteria, and 175 (35.3%) tested positive for both respiratory viruses and bacteria. The predominant viruses detected were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (149/638; 23.3%), human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) types 1 to 4 (78/638; 12.2%), human rhinovirus (HRV) (62/638; 9.4%), human adenovirus (HAV) (60/638; 9.4%), and influenza virus (INF) (52/638; 8.1%). Streptococcus pneumoniae (249/638; 39.0%) was the most frequently detected bacterium, followed by Staphylococcus aureus (112/638; 12.2%) and Haemophilus influenzae type B (16/638; 2.5%). Chest X-rays were performed at the discretion of the attending physician on 301 (47.2%) case patients. Of these patients, 231 (76.7%) had abnormal radiological findings. A total of 135/638 (21.2%) and 572/638 (89.7%) children received antibiotic treatment prior to admission and during admission, respectively.Conclusion: A high proportion of respiratory viruses was detected among children aged younger than 5 years with febrile ARI, raising concerns about excessive use of antibiotics in Niger.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in developing countries is associated with poor hygiene, lack of clean drinking water, and inadequate sanitation. In this study, we report the first case investigation and describe the present situation of HEV outbreak within displaced persons camps in the Diffa region, Republic of Niger. The investigation showed the outbreak to be closely linked to unclean water supply, low hygiene, and sanitation facility standards. Between January and September 2017, a total of 1,917 HEV suspect cases were recorded from which 736 (38.4%) have been confirmed positive for HEV by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Overall, 38 (1.9%) deaths were recorded, including 17 (44.7%) pregnant women. The ongoing outbreak highlights poor drinking water quality and sanitation conditions in displaced persons camps in the Diffa region. Disease containment and patient care activities, particularly for pregnant women, may have resulted in decreased transmission of infection and deaths.

Introduction: Bacterial meningitis (BM) is one of the most severe infectious disease in Niger republic. To best describe the trends of BM disease, meningitis surveillance data from the Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire (CERMES) and the Direction of Surveillance and Response to Epidemics (DSRE) were reviewed and analyzed. Methods: Data on number of notified cases of BM and on pathogens were analyzed during 2003-2015. Excel 2013 was used for trend analysis on the etiology of BM prevalence and incidence. Results: A total of 10051 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples collected were confirmed by laboratory methods. The main etiologies of meningitis detected were N. meningitidis (82.1%), S. pneumonia (12.1%) and H. influenza (3.4%). N. meningitidis mostly affected children in the age groups of 5-9 years (32.9%) and 10-14 years (24.9%) with respective mean incidence of 14.9 and 11.3. The percentage estimate of N. meningitidis serogroup A (NmA) meningitis fell to 0% in 2015 while during the same year that of N. meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) and N. meningitidis serogroup W (NmW) reached 82.9% and 17% respectively. Conclusion: Overall, the epidemiological trends of the BM in Niger were dynamic. The emergence of NmC strains suggests that there may be an urgent need for serogroup C containing vaccines in Niger in the coming years. Keywords : Niger, epidemiology, bacterial meningitis, surveillance

Objective To study the involvement of variations in 4 genes associated with susceptibility and/or protection against HIV-1 in serodiscordant couples in Burkina Faso, namely, genes encoding HLA-B57, interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1), dendritic cell-specific ICAM3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) and CCR5 delta 32 (CCR5Δ32). Methods Two DC-SIGN and two IRF1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as well as HLA-B57*01 and CCR5 Δ 32 alleles were genotyped in 51 serodiscordant couples in Burkina Faso. DC-SIGN, IRF1 and HLA-B57*01 genotyping was carried out by real time PCR using TaqMan assays (Applied Biosystems, USA and Sacace Biotechnologies, Italy). CCR5 Δ 32 deletion was investigated by PCR. Results The two SNPs of DC-SIGN promoter showed a significant genotypic difference in serodiscordant couples. After multivariate analysis, only the association between DC-SIGN rs2287886 and HIV-1 remained significant ( P IRF1 SNPs and HIV-1 infection. CCR5 Δ 32 wild type allele was found in 100% of serodiscordant couples. A high frequency of HLA-B57*01 allele was found in the HIV-positive (78%) compared with HIV-negative group (51%), however this difference was no longer significant after the correction of the sex confounding effect in the logistic regression model. Conclusions Our study suggests a protective role of a variation of DC-SIGN promoter and genetic resistance to HIV-1 in serodiscordant couples in Burkina Faso.

International audience; BACKGROUND:Low- and middle-income countries are currently facing the massive public health challenge of road traffic injuries. The lack of effective surveillance systems hinders proper assessment of epidemiologic status and intervention priorities. The objective of our study was to estimate the mortality and morbidity attributable to road crashes in Bamako, Mali using the capture-recapture method.METHODS:During the 1 January, 2012-31 April, 2012 period, we collected data on road traffic crashes from the road accident registers of the police forces of Bamako, Mali on the one hand, and from a register kept by health facilities in the same area. An automatic, then manual matching procedure was performed to find pairs of records related to the same crash victims. The number of victims and the number of fatalities were estimated by the capture-recapture method using the Chapman estimator.RESULTS:The health facility and the police registries included 3587 and 1432 records, respectively. The matching procedure identified 603 common records, 31 of which were fatalities. The annual incidence estimate for road victims was 1038 in 100 000 and the annual incidence estimate for road fatalities was 12 in 100 000. Victims from both sources were more likely to be male, in the 15-34 age group, and almost half of all injured road users and two in three fatalities were using motorized two-wheelers. One victim out of five was a pedestrian.CONCLUSION:Our estimates are in line with available literature data from low-income countries. While more cases were reported by health facilities than by police forces, we believe that an effective surveillance system should not be based solely on medical reports as much would be missing as regards the crash circumstances and characteristics.

Background Malaria intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infant with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTi-SP) reduced the incidence of malaria and anaemia by 30% and 20% respectively. The strategy is now a recommended policy for malaria control. However, there was no published study on the impact of the strategy on mortality. The present study assessed the impact of the implementation of IPTi-SP in health services in Mali on all-cause mortality. Methods The 22 health sub-districts of the district of Kolokani were randomized at a 1:1 ratio to either receive IPTi-SP or to serve as a control. The IPTi-SP was implemented for two years starting December 2006. Information on births and deaths through 31 March, 2009 was collected on all children who reached four months of age on 1 December, 2006, likely to be exposed to the intervention in 75 localities randomly selected in each zone. Results A total of 5,882 children (2,869 from the intervention zone and 3,013 from the nonintervention zone) who reached four months of age between 1 December, 2006 and 1 December, 2008 were surveyed between the age of four months to the age of 18 months from 1 December, 2006 to 31 March, 2009. In the cohort of four to 18 months of age, the mortality rate per 1,000 children was 2.53 in the intervention zone compared to 3.46 in the nonintervention zone, gender and season adjusted mortality rate ratio (MRR) = 0.73 (95% CI 0.55-0.97, p = 0.029). In the cohort of the four to 12 months of age, mortality rates per 1,000 children were 2.22 in the intervention zone and 3.13 in the non-intervention zone, MRR = 0.71 (95% CI 0.49-1.02, p = 0.064) adjusted for gender and season. Conclusion The implementation of the IPTi-SP resulted in a substantial reduction in all-cause mortality in children. The results of this study support the adoption and the implementation of IPTi-SP as malaria control strategy. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.govNCT00766662

The therapeutic strategy in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been totally modified with the development of Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec®), a specific inhibitor of Bcr/Abl tyrosine kinase activity. However, many side-effects are reported with Gleevec, generally low grade. We report a new side-effect in patients treated with Glevec® for CML: hypophosphatemia. Between September 2001 and February 2005, 38 patients with CML were treated with Gleevec®. Thirty-four patients (18 males, 16 females) had a complete clinical and biological follow-up including into bone metabolism. Fifteen patients presenting a low level of serum phosphorus. Hyphosphatemia appeared within a median of 15 months (range: 1–47). Comparison of normal and hypophosphatemic patients did not show any statistically significant difference regarding age, treatment duration and dose of Gleevec®. Moreover, in 17 patients, we investigated the plasma level of Gleevec® as described by Mahon FX et coll. And did not find a correlation between the phosphorus level and concentration of Gleevec® (1). We next investigated phosphorus metabolism starting with digestive excretion because Gleevec® is known to induce gastro-intestinal side-effects. A multivariate analysis showed a correlation between hypophosphatemia and diarrhea (p Interestingly, we observed a low cross-laps serum level in all patients, independently of their phosphatemia status. A similar observation was recently reported by Berman E and coll in 16 patients treated for gastrointestinal stromal tumors and CML (2). They suggested inhibition of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor b. Parathyroid hormone levels were similar in both groups and the low levels in the phosphorus group tended to correlate with an increased level of serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, but did not reach significance. This is could be in favour of an inhibition of bone remodelling by Gleevec® independently of hypophosphatemia. This suggests a possible implication of FGF23, a major regulator of phosphorus metabolism, that need to be further investigated.

Introduction: According to the joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bankof the world report on the prevention of the traumas every year the road accidents are responsible for more than1.2 million deaths. 90 % of these deaths arise in low-income countries or intermediary. The fight against thisplague is impeded by the quality of the data which were collected and reported concerning road accidents, by thelack of performance and efficiency of the existing tools of data collection and the non-representativeness of thepopulations of study. In the face of the growing increase of the traffic accidents in developing countries andparticularly in our country, Mali, and the serious lack of a reliable and extrapolable data collection system in thegeneral population, we put in position a research project.Objective: It is to characterize the personal accidents of the road recorded in the structures of health and in allthe police stations of the District of Bamako in order to propose an effective and sustainable information systemallowing to endow Mali of an operational and relevant monitoring system which is able to help in the decisionmakingand in the operational actions of prevention and coverage of the road accidents thus, favoring thecreation of a national monitoring observatory of the road safety based on the rise and the coding of reports.Methods: we proceeded to an estimation of the number of accidents by the method of capture - recapture over aperiod of four months (from January to April, 2012) from a matching of the physical accidental data of the roadof the structures of health and the police. We also led an epidemiological surveillance over 12 months (fromJanuary to April 2012) concerning only the data collected in the police services.Results: The global estimation of the accident victims was absolutely upper to the enumeration of 2 sources thatis 8518 (8047-8990) victims, against 1432 for the police and 3586 for the health services. We can conclude thatthe capture - recapture is a sensitive method of estimation of the exhaustiveness of the applicable number of roadaccidents in low-income countries. On the other hand with the mortality, this underestimate decreases 99 versus57 for the police and 54 for the health services. The study of the surveillance of the RTA from January toDecember, 2012 recorded 2512 accidents with 3905 victims, among whom 407 badly wounded persons and 142persons killed, involving 4434 vehicles.The analysis of the predictive factors of the gravity revealed a vulnerability of individuals who were under 15OR=1.10 (1.05-1.15) and those who were 60 years old or above OR=1.15 (1.06-1.25).Among the causes of the accidents, the carelessness of the pedestrian was the factor the most associated with thegravity of the RTA OR=1.22 (1.06-1.40). The defect of light was associated significantly with the gravity of theroad accidents in Bamako OR=1.05 (1.02-1.09).The analysis of the predictive factors of the lethality showed arisk of dying higher with those were 60 years old and above OR=1.06 (1.01-1.12). The housewives had a lowerrisk of death more important than the other socio-professional classes OR=0.97 (0.96-0.99). Among the causesof the road accidents, the carelessness of the pedestrian was the factor the most associated with the risk of death1.11 (1.02-1.23). Weather conditions especially the rainy season and the cold season were the most lethal periodsof the road accident victims OR=1.08 (1.03-1.13).Conclusion: we can say that this study allowed to clarify human factors significantly associated to the gravityand the lethality of the road accidents, but it has also highlighted the important under estimation of the number ofthe victims of the road by the capture-recapture method which has compared two springs of data (police andhospital), Introduction : Selon la publication conjointe par l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et la Banque Mondiale du rapport mondial sur la prévention des traumatismes chaque année les accidents de la route sont responsables de plus de 1,2 million de morts dans le monde. 90% de ces décès surviennent dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire. Les accidents de la route concernent toutes les tranches d’âge, mais touchent plus particulièrement les jeunes actifs. La lutte contre ce fléau se heurte à la qualité des données sur les accidents de la route recueillies et rapportées, par le défaut de performance ou d’efficacité des outils de collecte des données existants et la non-représentativité des populations d’étude. Face à l’augmentation grandissante des accidents de la circulation dans les pays en développement et particulièrement dans notre pays, le Mali, et l’absence notoire d’un système de collecte de données fiable et extrapolable à la population générale, nous avons mis en en place un projet de recherche. Objectif : Etait de caractériser les accidents corporels de la route enregistrés dans les structures de santé et dans tous les commissariats de police du District de Bamako afin de proposer un système d’information efficace et durable permettant de doter le Mali d’un système de surveillance opérationnel et pertinent, à même d’aider à la prise de décision et aux actions opérationnelles de prévention et de prise en charge des accidents de la route favorisant ainsi la création d’un observatoire national de la sécurité routière basé sur la remontée et le codage des procès-verbaux. Méthode : A partir d’un appariement des données accidentelles corporelles de la route des structures de santé et de la police. Nous avons procédé à une estimation du nombre d’accidents par la méthode de capture-recapture sur une période de quatre mois (de Janvier à Avril) et assuré une surveillance épidémiologique sur 12 mois (de janvier à Décembre 2012) ne portant que sur les données collectées à la police. Résultats : L’estimation globale des accidentés a été nettement supérieur au dénombrement des 2 sources soit 8518 (8047-8990) victimes, contre 1432 pour la police et 3586 pour la santé. Nous pouvons conclure que la capture-recapture est une méthode sensible d’estimation de l’exhaustivité du nombre d’accidents de la route applicable dans les pays à revenu faible. Par contre avec la mortalité, cette sous-estimation diminue soit 99 versus 57 pour la police et 54 pour la santé. L’étude de la surveillance des AVP de Janvier à décembre 2012 a enregistré 2512 accidents avec 3905 victimes dont 407 blessés graves et 142 tués, impliquant 4434 véhicules. L’analyse des facteurs prédictifs de la gravité a révélé une vulnérabilité des moins de 15 ans OR=1,10(1,05-1,15) et des 60 ans et plus OR=1,15(1,06-1,25). Parmi les causes des accidents, l’imprudence du piéton a été le facteur le plus associé à la gravité des AVP OR=1,22 (1,06-1,40). Le défaut de lumière a été significativement associé à la gravité des accidents de la route à Bamako OR=1,05 (1,02-1,09). L’analyse des facteurs prédictifs de la létalité a élucidé un risque de mourir plus élevé chez les 60 ans et plus OR=1,06 (1,01-1,12). Les ménagères auraient un risque plus faible de décès que les autres couches socio professionnelles OR=0,97 (0,96-0,99). Parmi les causes des accidents de la route, l’imprudence du piéton a été le facteur le plus associé au risque de décès 1,11 (1,02-1,23) Les conditions climatiques surtout la saison des pluies et la saison froide ont été les périodes assez mortelles des accidentés de la route OR=1,08 (1,03-1,13). Conclusion : nous pouvons dire que cette étude a permis d'élucider les facteurs humains significativement associés à la gravité et la létalité des accidents de la route, mais aussi mis en évidence la nette sous-estimation du nombre des victimes de la route par la méthode de capture-recapture ayant comparé deux sources de données (police et hôpital).