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Ebola: Leads to predict who is most at risk of developing the disease

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Epicentre's research department is now Research Fairness Initiative certified

Published on 25.10.2022
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Typhoid fever: mass vaccination effective among children under 15 in Zimbabwe

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Latest publications

Effect of systematic tuberculosis detection on mortality in young children with severe pneumonia in countries with high incidence of tuberculosis: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.

The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2022 Nov 14; . doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00668-5. Epub 2022 11 14
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Selection bias in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cohort studies assessing sputum culture conversion.

PloS one 2022 ; 17(11); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276457. Epub 2022 11 10
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Differential symptomology of possible and confirmed Ebola virus disease infection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective cohort study.

The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2022 Nov 09; . doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00584-9. Epub 2022 11 09
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Intensified tuberculosis treatment to reduce the mortality of HIV-infected and uninfected patients with tuberculosis meningitis (INTENSE-TBM): study protocol for a phase III randomized controlled trial.

Trials 2022 Nov 08; 23(1); . doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06772-1. Epub 2022 11 08
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Transmitting and transferring epidemiological knowledge is an integral part of Epicentre's mission. Training courses are provided throughout the year to MSF staff and beyond.

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Learn more about our two research centers

Research Center in Uganda

At the heart of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), Epicentre has b...

Research Center in Niger

Epicentre has a research center in Maradi, Niger. This center in the heart of sub-Saharan Africa allows us to provide appropriate ...