Releve epidemiologique hebdomadaire 1997 Dec 05; 72(49); 369-72. doi: . Epub 1998 01 27
Publications
Lancet (London, England) 1997 Nov 29; 350(9091); 1635. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)64058-5. Epub 1998 01 06
[An epidemic of meningococcal meningitis in the region of Savanes in Togo in 1997: research and control strategies].
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is responsible for high levels of morbidity and mortality in the developing countries of the African meningitis belt.
Sante (Montrouge, France) ; 7(6); 384-90. doi: . Epub 1998 04 21
[Detection of trypanosomes in blood by the Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) technique: experimental evaluation].
Abstract
Microhematocrit centrifugation (Woo test) and miniature anion exchange are the most widely used techniques for routine detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in endemic areas.
Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial 1997 ; 57(3); 245-8. doi: . Epub 1998 04 16
Human monkeypox in Kasai Oriental, Zaire (1996-1997).
Abstract
Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus with enzootic circulation in the rainforests of central and western Africa; the virus can be transmitted to humans and cause a syndrome clinically similar to smallpox (e.g., pustular rash, fever, respiratory symptoms, and
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 1997 May ; 2(5); 33-35. doi: . Epub 2003 04 25
Lancet (London, England) 1997 Apr 05; 349(9057); 1031-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)62939-X. Epub 1997 04 30
Lancet (London, England) 1997 Jan 18; 349(9046); 212. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)60959-2. Epub 1997 05 13
Meningitis outbreaks and vaccination strategy.
Abstract
Three outbreaks of meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (subgroup III) are described: Niger (1991), Burundi (1992), and Guinea (1993).
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ; 91(1); 3-7. doi: . Epub 1997 04 17
Epidemics of serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis of subgroup III in Africa, 1989-94.
Abstract
A total of 125 strains of Neisseria meningitidis recovered in the course of outbreaks from patients with systemic disease in 11 African countries between 1989 and 1994 were analysed by serogrouping, serotyping and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.
Epidemiology and infection 1996 Apr ; 116(2); 115-20. doi: . Epub 1996 06 18