Publications

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Sequelae following an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis in Niger in 2022.

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BACKGROUND: The management of post-meningitis sequelae is a priority in the WHO Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030.

Idrissa AA Atti S Wasaulua RK Kazadi S Sani O Tassiou EI Guindo O Tonamou G Ciglenecki I Coldiron ME
PloS one 2025 ; 20(5); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323223. Epub 2025 05 22

Burden of Malaria in Adults in Sahelian Niger: A Retrospective Study (2019-2021).

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In the Sahel, malaria transmission is highly dependent on rainfall, and control efforts are conducted during the rainy season.

Aminou EYYM Djedanem M Ramatoulaye L Al Moustapha W Hamidou Leyo I Testa J Jambou R
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2025 May 20; . doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0613. Epub 2025 05 20

Effectiveness of a bedaquiline, linezolid, clofazimine 'core' for multidrug-resistant TB.

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BACKGROUND: Treatment outcomes may be compromised among individuals with multidrug/rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB) with fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance.

Zeng C Hernán MA Trevisi L Sauer S Mitnick CD Hewison C Bastard M Khan P Seung KJ Rich ML Law S Kikvidze M Kirakosyan O Miankou A Thit P Mamsa S Janmohamed A Melikyan N Ahmed S Vargas D Binegdie AB Temirova K Oyewusi L Philippe K Vilbrun SC Khan U Huerga H Franke MF
IJTLD open 2025 May ; 2(5); . doi: 10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0515. Epub 2025 05 12
MDR-TB endTB observational study fluoroquinolone resistance inverse-probability weighting rifampicin resistance target trial tuberculosis

Using an analogue-digital hybrid clinical data management platform during a two-dose preventive Ebola virus vaccine trial in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Clinical trials in settings with intermittent or non-existent internet and power connectivity, for example during humanitarian emergencies, present challenges in the synchronisation of data across different sites, in addition to accessing a centralised

Brindle HE Tetsa-Tata D Edwards T Choi EM Kasonia K Aboubacar S Mambula G Kavunga-Membo H Grais R Johnson J Bausch DG Muyembe-Tamfum JJ Ama IS Lees S Watson-Jones D Camacho A Roberts CH
PLOS global public health 2025 ; 5(5); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004487. Epub 2025 05 02

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus seropositivity and active infection in a Rohingya refugee population in Cox's Bazar camps, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant public health concern. Limited data have shown unusually high HCV seroprevalence among Rohingya refugees residing in camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Schramm B Ashakin KA Firuz W Hadiuzzaman M Ben-Farhat J Arias-Rodríguez A Rahman A Gupta PS Bhuiyan ATRH Duka M Balkan S Hossain F
The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology 2025 Apr 30; . doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00094-9. Epub 2025 04 30

Fexinidazole as a new oral treatment for human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: a prospective, open-label, single-arm, phase 2-3, non-randomised study.

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BACKGROUND: Rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis is a neglected disease with epidemic potential that can rapidly become lethal if left untreated.

Matovu E Nyirenda W Eriatu A Alves D Perdrieu C Lemerani M Wamboga C Lejon V Seixas J Signorell A Reymondier A Baudin E Scherrer B Valverde Mordt O
The Lancet. Global health 2025 May ; 13(5); . doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00016-6. Epub 2025 04 28

COVID-19, tuberculosis, and HIV triad: a prospective observational study in ambulatory patients in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa.

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People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) and severe COVID-19. TB and COVID-19 present with overlapping symptoms and co-infection can lead to poor outcomes.

Huerga H Gouillou M Ohler L Taremwa IM Akinyi M Lubega A Muyindike WR Bastard M Bossard C Atieno M Muhindo R Casas EC Nakiyingi L Casenghi M Gupta-Wright A Bonnet M Ndlovu Z
PLOS global public health 2025 ; 5(4); . doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004471. Epub 2025 04 23

The aetiologies, mortality, and disability of non-traumatic coma in African children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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BACKGROUND: Non-traumatic coma in African children is a common life-threatening presentation often leading to hospital attendance.

Ray STJ Fuller CE Boubour A Tshimangani T Kafoteka E Muiruri-Liomba A Malenga A Tebulo A Pensulo P Gushu MB Nielsen M Raees M Stockdale E Langton J Birbeck GL Waithira N Bonnett LJ Henrion MY Fink EL Postels DG O'Brien N Page AL Baron E Gordon SB Molyneux E Dondorp A George EC Maitland K Michael BD Solomon T Chimalizeni Y Lalloo DG Moxon CA Taylor T Mallewa M Idro R Seydel K Griffiths MJ
The Lancet. Global health 2025 Apr 22; . doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00055-5. Epub 2025 04 22

Determinants of attendance in antenatal care clinics in rural settings in Mali and Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study.

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BACKGROUND: Since 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a minimum of eight antenatal care (ANC) contacts during pregnancy, replacing the previous recommendation of four focused ANC visits.

Bognini JD Koita K N'takpe JB Bihoun B Dembélé M Coulibaly O Rouamba T Agboraw E Traoré S Scaramuzzi D Worrall E Hill J Kayentao K Tinto H Briand V
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2025 Apr 14; 25(1); . doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07568-2. Epub 2025 04 14
Antenatal care Epidemiology Maternal and childbirth Pregnant women West Africa

Phenotypic and genotypic resistance to bedaquiline in patients with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis-experiences from Armenia.

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Risk factors for baseline bedaquiline (BDQ) resistance, amplification during treatment, and correlations with treatment outcomes are not fully understood.

Ardizzoni E Mulders W De Diego Fuertes M Hayrapetyan A Mirzoyan A Faqirzai J Khachatryan N Oganezova I Varaine F Bastard M Graulus P Meehan CJ Rigouts L de Jong BC Decroo T Hewison C Van Rie A
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2025 Apr 09; . doi: 10.1128/aac.01839-24. Epub 2025 04 09
Armenia MDR-TB WGS bedaquiline mutations