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Time is (still) of the essence: quantifying the impact of emergency meningitis vaccination response in Katsina State, Nigeria.

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BACKGROUND: In 2009, a large meningitis A epidemic affected a broad region of northern Nigeria and southern Niger, resulting in more than 75 000 cases and 4000 deaths.

Ferrari MJ Fermon F Nackers F Llosa A Magone C Grais RF
International health 2014 Dec ; 6(4); 282-90. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu062. Epub 2014 09 05
Meningitis surveillance Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A Nigeria Polysaccharide vaccine Vaccination outbreak response

Post-licensure deployment of oral cholera vaccines: a systematic review.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe and analyse the characteristics of oral cholera vaccination campaigns; including location, target population, logistics, vaccine coverage and delivery costs.

Martin S Lopez AL Bellos A Deen J Ali M Alberti K Anh DD Costa A Grais RF Legros D Luquero FJ Ghai MB Perea W Sack DA
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2014 Dec 01; 92(12); 881-93. doi: 10.2471/BLT.14.139949. Epub 2014 09 29

A cluster randomized non-inferiority field trial on the immunogenicity and safety of tetanus toxoid vaccine kept in controlled temperature chain compared to cold chain.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In resource-poor settings, cold chain requirements present barriers for vaccine delivery.

Juan-Giner A Domicent C Langendorf C Roper MH Baoundoh P Fermon F Gakima P Zipursky S Tamadji M Grais RF
Vaccine 2014 Oct 29; 32(47); 6220-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.09.027. Epub 2014 09 26
Cold chain Controlled temperature chain Immunogenicity Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination NCT01559597 Tetanus toxoid

Physiotherapy for poliomyelitis: a descriptive study in the Republic of Congo.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A large poliomyelitis outbreak occurred in 2010 in the Republic of Congo. This paper describes the demographic and clinical characteristics of poliomyelitis cases and their outcomes following physiotherapy.

Mancini S Coldiron ME Nicholas S Llosa AE Mouniaman-Nara I Ngala J Grais RF Porten K
BMC research notes 2014 Oct 23; 7 755. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-755. Epub 2014 10 23

Emergence of Zaire Ebola virus disease in Guinea.

Abstract

In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of a communicable disease characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fatality rate in Guinea.

Baize S Pannetier D Oestereich L Rieger T Koivogui L Magassouba N Soropogui B Sow MS Keïta S De Clerck H Tiffany A Dominguez G Loua M Traoré A Kolié M Malano ER Heleze E Bocquin A Mély S Raoul H Caro V Cadar D Gabriel M Pahlmann M Tappe D Schmidt-Chanasit J Impouma B Diallo AK Formenty P Van Herp M Günther S
The New England journal of medicine 2014 Oct 09; 371(15); 1418-25. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1404505. Epub 2014 04 16

Evaluation of the modified colorimetric resazurin microtiter plate-based antibacterial assay for rapid and reliable tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The resazurin microtiter assay (classic REMA), a colorimetric liquid culture-based drug susceptibility assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), has been endorsed by the World Health Organization.

Katawera V Siedner M Boum Y
BMC microbiology 2014 Oct 07; 14 259. doi: 10.1186/s12866-014-0259-6. Epub 2014 10 07

Plasmodium prevalence and artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia: a cross-sectional population-based study.

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BACKGROUND: Intensified efforts are urgently needed to contain and eliminate artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong subregion.

Bosman P Stassijns J Nackers F Canier L Kim N Khim S Alipon SC Chuor Char M Chea N Dysoley L Van den Bergh R Etienne W De Smet M Ménard D Kindermans JM
Malaria journal 2014 Oct 06; 13 394. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-394. Epub 2014 10 06