Publications

Effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food compared to a corn/soy-blend-based pre-mix for the treatment of childhood moderate acute malnutrition in Niger.

Abstract

Standard nutritional treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) relies on fortified blended flours though their importance to treat this condition is a matter of discussion.

Nackers F Broillet F Oumarou D Djibo A Gaboulaud V Guerin PJ Rusch B Grais RF Captier V
Journal of tropical pediatrics 2010 Dec ; 56(6); 407-13. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmq019. Epub 2010 03 23

Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Severe malaria is a major cause of childhood death and often the main reason for paediatric hospital admission in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dondorp AM Fanello CI Hendriksen IC Gomes E Seni A Chhaganlal KD Bojang K Olaosebikan R Anunobi N Maitland K Kivaya E Agbenyega T Nguah SB Evans J Gesase S Kahabuka C Mtove G Nadjm B Deen J Mwanga-Amumpaire J Nansumba M Karema C Umulisa N Uwimana A Mokuolu OA Adedoyin OT Johnson WB Tshefu AK Onyamboko MA Sakulthaew T Ngum WP Silamut K Stepniewska K Woodrow CJ Bethell D Wills B Oneko M Peto TE von Seidlein L Day NP White NJ
Lancet (London, England) 2010 Nov 13; 376(9753); 1647-57. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61924-1. Epub 2010 11 07

Evaluation of three sampling methods to monitor outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in low- and middle-income countries.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Retention of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) over time is a proxy for quality of care and an outcome indicator to monitor ART programs.

Tassie JM Malateste K Pujades-Rodríguez M Poulet E Bennett D Harries A Mahy M Schechter M Souteyrand Y Dabis F
PloS one 2010 Nov 10; 5(11); e13899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013899. Epub 2010 11 10

Violence against civilians and access to health care in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: three cross-sectional surveys.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been afflicted by conflict for over a decade. After months of relative calm, offences restarted in September 2008.

Alberti KP Grellety E Lin YC Polonsky J Coppens K Encinas L Rodrigue MN Pedalino B Mondonge V
Conflict and health 2010 Nov 08; 4 17. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-17. Epub 2010 11 08

Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients: a longitudinal study in Cambodia.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of diagnosis of cryptococcosis among HIV-infected patients in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at programme entry, to investigate associated risk factors, and to determine the incidence of cryptococcal meningi

Espié E Pinoges L Balkan S Chanchhaya N Molfino L Narom P Pujades-Rodríguez M
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2010 Nov ; 15(11); 1375-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02622.x. Epub 2010 09 25
Piola P Nabasumba C Turyakira E Dhorda M Lindegardh N Nyehangane D Snounou G Ashley EA McGready R Nosten F Guerin PJ
The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2010 Nov ; 10(11); 762-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70202-4. Epub 2010 11 15

Rural-urban gradient in seasonal forcing of measles transmission in Niger.

Abstract

Seasonally driven cycles of incidence have been consistently observed for a range of directly transmitted pathogens. Though frequently observed, the mechanism of seasonality for directly transmitted human pathogens is rarely well understood.

Ferrari MJ Djibo A Grais RF Bharti N Grenfell BT Bjornstad ON
Proceedings. Biological sciences 2010 Sep 22; 277(1695); 2775-82. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0536. Epub 2010 04 28

Measles hotspots and epidemiological connectivity.

Abstract

Though largely controlled in developed countries, measles remains a major global public health issue. Regional and local transmission patterns are rooted in human mixing behaviour across spatial scales.

Bharti N Djibo A Ferrari MJ Grais RF Tatem AJ McCabe CA Bjornstad ON Grenfell BT
Epidemiology and infection 2010 Sep ; 138(9); 1308-16. doi: 10.1017/S0950268809991385. Epub 2010 01 25

Reducing wasting in young children with preventive supplementation: a cohort study in Niger.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence of wasting, stunting, and mortality among children aged 6 to 36 months who are receiving preventive supplementation with either ready-to-use supplementary foods (RUSFs) or ready-to-use therapeutic fo

Isanaka S Roederer T Djibo A Luquero FJ Nombela N Guerin PJ Grais RF
Pediatrics 2010 Aug ; 126(2); e442-50. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-2814. Epub 2010 07 26