Publications

Measuring the performance of vaccination programs using cross-sectional surveys: a likelihood framework and retrospective analysis.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The performance of routine and supplemental immunization activities is usually measured by the administrative method: dividing the number of doses distributed by the size of the target population.

Lessler J Metcalf CJ Grais RF Luquero FJ Cummings DA Grenfell BT
PLoS medicine 2011 Oct ; 8(10); e1001110. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001110. Epub 2011 10 25

Massive increase, spread, and exchange of extended spectrum β-lactamase-encoding genes among intestinal Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition in Niger.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: From the time of CTX-M emergence, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteria (ESBL-E) have spread worldwide in community settings as well as in hospitals, particularly in developing countries.

Woerther PL Angebault C Jacquier H Hugede HC Janssens AC Sayadi S El Mniai A Armand-Lefèvre L Ruppé E Barbier F Raskine L Page AL de Rekeneire N Andremont A
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2011 Oct ; 53(7); 677-85. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir522. Epub 2011 12 21

Acute malnutrition and under-5 mortality, northeastern part of India.

Abstract

We assessed the prevalence of childhood acute malnutrition and under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in Darbhanga district, India, using a two-stage 49-cluster household survey. A total of 1379 households comprising 8473 people were interviewed.

Espié E Pujol CR Masferrer M Saint-Sauveur JF Urrutia PP Grais RF
Journal of tropical pediatrics 2011 Oct ; 57(5); 389-91. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmq107. Epub 2010 11 23

Measles vaccination in humanitarian emergencies: a review of recent practice.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The health needs of children and adolescents in humanitarian emergencies are critical to the success of relief efforts and reduction in mortality.

Grais RF Strebel P Mala P Watson J Nandy R Gayer M
Conflict and health 2011 Sep 26; 5(1); 21. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-5-21. Epub 2011 09 26

Poliomyelitis outbreak, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010-February 2011.

Abstract

On November 4, 2010, the Republic of the Congo declared a poliomyelitis outbreak. A cross-sectional survey in Pointe-Noire showed poor sanitary conditions and low vaccination coverage (55.5%), particularly among young adults.

Le Menach A Llosa AE Mouniaman-Nara I Kouassi F Ngala J Boxall N Porten K Grais RF
Emerging infectious diseases 2011 Aug ; 17(8); 1506-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1708.110195. Epub 2011 12 07

Avidity of serogroup A meningococcal IgG antibodies after immunization with different doses of a tetravalent A/C/Y/W135 polysaccharide vaccine.

Abstract

In the absence of an affordable conjugate meningococcal vaccine, mass vaccination campaigns with polysaccharide vaccines are the means to control meningitis epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa.

Bårnes GK Naess LM Rosenqvist E Guerin PJ Caugant DA
Scandinavian journal of immunology 2011 Jul ; 74(1); 87-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02535.x. Epub 2011 08 23