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Closer to 90-90-90. The cascade of care after 10 years of ART scale-up in rural Malawi: a population study.

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INTRODUCTION: The antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme supported by Médecins Sans Frontières in the rural Malawian district of Chiradzulu was one of the first in sub-Saharan Africa to scale up ART delivery in 2002.

Maman D Chilima B Masiku C Ayouba A Masson S Szumilin E Peeters M Ford N Heinzelmann A Riche B Etard JF
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2016 ; 19(1); 20673. doi: 10.7448/IAS.19.1.20673. Epub 2016 02 15
HIV incidence prevalence viral load

Maternal perception of emotional difficulties of preschool children in rural Niger.

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Mental health care for infants and young children is often greatly limited in low-resource settings. The purpose of this study was to describe maternal perception of emotional difficulties of preschool children in a rural area of Niger (Maradi).

Marquer C Grais RF Moro MR
Transcultural psychiatry 2016 06 ; 53(3); 330-46. doi: 10.1177/1363461516645046. Epub 2018 02 15
community humanitarian identification perception psychological difficulties qualitative research young children

Cholera Rapid Test with Enrichment Step Has Diagnostic Performance Equivalent to Culture.

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Cholera rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) could play a central role in outbreak detection and surveillance in low-resource settings, but their modest performance has hindered their broad adoption.

Ontweka LN Deng LO Rauzier J Debes AK Tadesse F Parker LA Wamala JF Bior BK Lasuba M But AB Grandesso F Jamet C Cohuet S Ciglenecki I Serafini M Sack DA Quilici ML Azman AS Luquero FJ Page AL
PloS one 2016 ; 11(12); e0168257. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168257. Epub 2016 12 19

Ebola Virus Disease Complications as Experienced by Survivors in Sierra Leone.

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BACKGROUND: Thousands of people have survived Ebola virus disease (EVD) during the ongoing outbreak. However, data about the frequency and risk factors of long-term post-EVD complications remain scarce.

Tiffany A Vetter P Mattia J Dayer JA Bartsch M Kasztura M Sterk E Tijerino AM Kaiser L Ciglenecki I
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016 06 01; 62(11); 1360-1366. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw158. Epub 2016 03 21
Ebola complications survivors

Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea.

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BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the Republic of Guinea, particularly in the highly endemic regions.

Tiffany A Moundekeno FP Traoré A Haile M Sterk E Guilavogui T Genton B Serafini M Grais RF
Malaria journal 2016 05 28; 15(1); 298. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1353-z. Epub 2016 05 28
Cross sectional surveys Guinea Hyperendemic Malaria Plasmodium falciparum Prevalence Symptomatic

Gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria following treatment with artemisinin combination therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.

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BACKGROUND: Gametocytes are responsible for transmission of malaria from human to mosquito. Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) reduces post-treatment gametocyte carriage, dependent upon host, parasite and pharmacodynamic factors.

BMC medicine 2016 May 24; 14 79. doi: 10.1186/s12916-016-0621-7. Epub 2016 05 24
Drug resistance Gametocyte Malaria Plasmodium falciparum

Potential impact of multiple interventions on HIV incidence in a hyperendemic region in Western Kenya: a modelling study.

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BACKGROUND: Multiple prevention interventions, including early antiretroviral therapy initiation, may reduce HIV incidence in hyperendemic settings.

Blaizot S Maman D Riche B Mukui I Kirubi B Ecochard R Etard JF
BMC infectious diseases 2016 Apr 29; 16 189. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1520-4. Epub 2016 04 29
Antiretroviral therapy HIV Hyperendemic settings Male circumcision Mathematical models Pre-exposure prophylaxis

Implementation and Operational Research: Feasibility of Using Tuberculin Skin Test Screening for Initiation of 36-Month Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Constrained Settings.

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INTRODUCTION: The tuberculin skin test (TST) can be used to identify HIV-infected people who would benefit the most from long-term isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT).

Huerga H Mueller Y Ferlazzo G Mpala Q Bevilacqua P Vasquez B Noël Mekiedje C Ouattara A Mchunu G Weyenga HO Varaine F Bonnet M
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2016 Apr 01; 71(4); e89-95. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000895. Epub 2016 07 06

The "Buruli Score": Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Individuals with Ulcerative Skin Lesions, Akonolinga, Cameroon.

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BACKGROUND: Access to laboratory diagnosis can be a challenge for individuals suspected of Buruli Ulcer (BU). Our objective was to develop a clinical score to assist clinicians working in resource-limited settings for BU diagnosis.

Mueller YK Bastard M Nkemenang P Comte E Ehounou G Eyangoh S Rusch B Tabah EN Trellu LT Etard JF
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2016 Apr ; 10(4); e0004593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004593. Epub 2016 04 05