The Lancet. Global health 2017 12 ; 5(12); e1188. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30417-5. Epub 2018 05 22
Publications
Four years of case-based surveillance of meningitis following the introduction of MenAfriVac in Moissala, Chad: lessons learned.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Case-based surveillance of bacterial meningitis in sentinel districts has been recommended after the introduction of the conjugated vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA), MenAfriVac, in the African meningi
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2017 12 ; 22(12); 1561-1568. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12987. Epub 2017 10 26
Chad
Tchad
bacterial meningitis
latex agglutination tests
meningococcal meningitis
méningite bactérienne
méningite pneumococcique
méningite à méningocoques
pneumococcal meningitis
surveillance
test d'agglutination au latex
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention: successes and missed opportunities.
Abstract
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) was recommended in 2012 for young children in the Sahel during the peak malaria transmission season.
Malaria journal 2017 11 28; 16(1); 481. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2132-1. Epub 2017 11 28
Antimalarials
Chemoprevention
Malaria
Higher risk sexual behaviour is associated with unawareness of HIV-positivity and lack of viral suppression - implications for Treatment as Prevention.
Abstract
Efficacy of Treatment as Prevention Strategy depends on a variety of factors including individuals' likelihood to test and initiate treatment, viral load and sexual behaviour.
Scientific reports 2017 Nov 23; 7(1); 16117. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16382-6. Epub 2017 11 23
Genomic history of the seventh pandemic of cholera in Africa.
Abstract
The seventh cholera pandemic has heavily affected Africa, although the origin and continental spread of the disease remain undefined.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 2017 11 10; 358(6364); 785-789. doi: 10.1126/science.aad5901. Epub 2018 04 10
Evaluation of the Deki Reader™, an automated RDT reader and data management device, in a household survey setting in low malaria endemic southwestern Uganda.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of suspected malaria cases with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) has been shown to be an effective malaria control tool used in many resource-constrained settings.
Malaria journal 2017 11 07; 16(1); 449. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2094-3. Epub 2017 11 07
Deki Reader™
Malaria
Malaria surveillance
Rapid diagnostic test
Uganda
Antimicrobial resistance in West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abstract
Growing data suggest that antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections are common in low- and middle-income countries.
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2017 Nov ; 50(5); 629-639. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.07.002. Epub 2017 07 11
Antimicrobial agents
Drug resistance
West Africa
Quantitative survey on health and violence endured by refugees during their journey and in Calais, France.
Abstract
Background: In 2015, more than 1 million refugees arrived in Europe.
International health 2017 11 01; 9(6); 335-342. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx040. Epub 2018 09 11
Emigrants and immigrants
Europe
European Union
Exposure to violence
Health status
Refugees
Violence
Diagnostic accuracy of VIKIA® Rota-Adeno and Premier™ Rotaclone® tests for the detection of rotavirus in Niger.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We conducted a parallel evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of VIKIA® Rota-Adeno, a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and Premier™ Rotaclone® an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-
BMC research notes 2017 Oct 23; 10(1); 505. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2832-1. Epub 2017 10 23
RT-PCR
Rotaclone
Rotavirus
Sensitivity
Specificity
VIKIA
An ensemble approach to predicting the impact of vaccination on rotavirus disease in Niger.
Abstract
Recently developed vaccines provide a new way of controlling rotavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vaccine 2017 10 13; 35(43); 5835-5841. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.09.020. Epub 2017 09 20
Bayesian model averaging
Niger
Rotavirus
Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered models
Vaccine