Research Article
Neonatal Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Congo
Table 2
Distribution of abnormal hemoglobins (Hb) in NBs by department between November 2019 and March 2020.
| | Department | HbS, n (%) | Autre Hb, n (%) | HbC, n (%) | HbE, n (%) | HbBart, n (%) | HbD, n (%) |
| | Bouendza | 15 (2.5) | 2 (28.6) | — | — | — | 1 (100) | | Brazzaville | 314 (52.6) | 1 (14.3) | 5 (100) | — | 1 (100) | — | | Cuvette Centrale | 32 (5.4) | 1 (14.3) | — | — | — | — | | Cuvette-Ouest | 18 (3.0) | — | — | — | — | — | | Kouilou | 4 (0.7) | — | — | — | — | — | | Lekoumou | 12 (2.0) | — | — | — | — | — | | Likouala | 6 (1.0) | — | — | — | — | — | | Niari | 46 (7.7) | 2 (28.6) | — | — | — | — | | Plateau | 23 (3.9) | — | — | — | — | — | | Pointe Noire | 90 (15.1) | — | — | 1 (100) | — | — | | Pool | 31 (5.2) | 1 (14.3) | — | — | — | — | | Sangha | 6 (1.0) | — | — | — | — | — | | Total | 597 (100) | 7(100) | 5 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
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n : number; : unidentified Hb variant. |
