Publications

Modeling the seasonality of Anopheles gambiae s.s. biting rates in a South Benin sanitary zone.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Efficient malaria vector control requires knowledge of spatio-temporal vector dynamics. We have classified village groups according to the biting rate profiles of both Anopheles coluzzii and An.

Boussari O Subtil F Moiroux N Djènontin A Iwaz J Corbel V Fonton N Garcia A Etard JF Ecochard R
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014 Apr ; 108(4); 237-43. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/tru027. Epub 2014 02 26
Anopheles gambiae s.s. Biting rate Classification Latent trajectory modeling Malaria vectors South Benin

Rotavirus surveillance in urban and rural areas of Niger, April 2010-March 2012.

Abstract

Knowledge of rotavirus epidemiology is necessary to make informed decisions about vaccine introduction and to evaluate vaccine impact.

Page AL Jusot V Mamaty AA Adamou L Kaplon J Pothier P Djibo A Manzo ML Toure B Langendorf C Collard JM Grais RF
Emerging infectious diseases 2014 Apr ; 20(4); 573-80. doi: 10.3201/eid2004.131328. Epub 2014 12 16
Africa Niger developing countries diarrheal diseases gastroenteritis genotyping malnutrition rotavirus rotavirus strain G12P[8] surveillance viruses

The polio eradication campaign: time to shift the goal.

Abstract

The social rejection of the polio eradication campaign in endemic countries challenges an assumption underlying the goal itself: the full compliance of an entire population to a public health programme.

Baron E Magone C
International health 2014 Mar ; 6(1); 3-4. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu004. Epub 2014 01 31
Polio Polio eradication campaign Poliomyelitis

Mental disorders, disability and treatment gap in a protracted refugee setting.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown high levels of distress and mental disorder among people living in refugee camps, yet none has confirmed diagnosis through clinical reappraisal.

Llosa AE Ghantous Z Souza R Forgione F Bastin P Jones A Antierens A Slavuckij A Grais RF
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science 2014 Mar ; 204(3); 208-13. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.120535. Epub 2013 09 12

Quality assessment of X-rays interpreted via teleradiology for Médecins Sans Frontières.

Abstract

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a humanitarian organisation which provides emergency medical aid in challenging settings; field staff often diagnose and treat patients using limited resources and without the expertise of specialists.

Spijker S Andronikou S Kosack C Wootton R Bonnet M Lemmens N
Journal of telemedicine and telecare 2014 Mar ; 20(2); 82-8. doi: 10.1177/1357633X14524153. Epub 2014 02 11

Local discrepancies in measles vaccination opportunities: results of population-based surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends African children receive two doses of measles containing vaccine (MCV) through routine programs or supplemental immunization activities (SIA).

Grout L Conan N Juan Giner A Hurtado N Fermon F N'Goran A Grellety E Minetti A Porten K Grais RF
BMC public health 2014 Feb 21; 14 193. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-193. Epub 2014 02 21

Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in malnourished children.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early recognition of bacterial infections is crucial for their proper management, but is particularly difficult in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

Page AL de Rekeneire N Sayadi S Aberrane S Janssens AC Dehoux M Baron E
Pediatrics 2014 Feb ; 133(2); e363-70. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2112. Epub 2014 01 20
C-reactive protein Sahel developing countries infectious diseases malnutrition procalcitonin sensitivity specificity

Reasons for defaulting from drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Armenia: a quantitative and qualitative study.

Abstract

SETTING: Armenia, a country with a high prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors related to default from DR-TB treatment in Yerevan.

Sanchez-Padilla E Marquer C Kalon S Qayyum S Hayrapetyan A Varaine F Bastard M Bonnet M
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2014 Feb ; 18(2); 160-7. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0369. Epub 2014 09 29