Publications

Pregnancy Outcomes after a Mass Vaccination Campaign with an Oral Cholera Vaccine in Guinea: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

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INTRODUCTION: Since 2010, WHO has recommended oral cholera vaccines as an additional strategy for cholera control.

Grout L Martinez-Pino I Ciglenecki I Keita S Diallo AA Traore B Delamou D Toure O Nicholas S Rusch B Staderini N Serafini M Grais RF Luquero FJ
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2015 Dec ; 9(12); e0004274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004274. Epub 2015 12 29

Epidemiology of HBV infection in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-infected patients and rate and pattern of lamivudine-resistant HBV infection in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.

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BACKGROUND: Many HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa are not routinely screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens containing only lamivudine as anti-HBV active drug.

Calisti G Muhindo R Boum Y Wilson LA Foster GM Geretti AM Bhagani S
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015 Nov ; 109(11); 723-9. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv077. Epub 2015 09 18
Epidemiology HBV HIV Lamivudine Resistance Sub-Saharan Africa

Screening for psychological difficulties in young children in crisis: complementary cross-cultural validation.

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BACKGROUND: Detection of children's psychological difficulties in crises and low resource settings is challenged by the lack of a validated, rapid and simple tool.

Marquer C Barry C Mouchenik Y Djibo DM Manzo ML Trujillo Maza EM Githaiga S Casas G Kirubi BW Marichez H Falissard B Moro MR Grais RF
International health 2015 Nov ; 7(6); 438-46. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv006. Epub 2015 03 04
Children Cross cultural validation Humanitarian emergency Intervention Mental health Screening tool

Determinants of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Case-Control Study in Gedaref State, Sudan.

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BACKGROUND: Improving knowledge on local determinants of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is crucial to guide the development of relevant control strategies.

Nackers F Mueller YK Salih N Elhag MS Elbadawi ME Hammam O Mumina A Atia AA Etard JF Ritmeijer K Chappuis F
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2015 Nov ; 9(11); e0004187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004187. Epub 2015 11 06

Preventive Effects of Long-Term Supplementation with 2 Nutritious Food Supplements in Young Children in Niger.

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BACKGROUND: In nutritional crises, large-scale preventive distributions of specialized nutritious foods are recommended to prevent acute and chronic malnutrition in young children.

Sayyad-Neerkorn J Langendorf C Roederer T Doyon S Mamaty AA Woi-Messe L Manzo ML Harouna S de Pee S Grais RF
The Journal of nutrition 2015 Nov ; 145(11); 2596-603. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.213157. Epub 2015 09 30
Niger Super Cereal Plus acute malnutrition child malnutrition lipid-based nutrient supplements prevention stunting

Comparison of weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) in a therapeutic feeding programme in South Sudan: is MUAC alone a sufficient criterion for admission of children at high risk of mortality?

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OBJECTIVE: The present study was performed to describe the operational implications of using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a single admission criterion for treatment of severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan.

Grellety E Krause LK Shams Eldin M Porten K Isanaka S
Public health nutrition 2015 Oct ; 18(14); 2575-81. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015000737. Epub 2015 03 25
Admission criteria Child malnutrition Community-based management of acute malnutrition Mid-upper arm circumference Weight-for-height Z-score