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Otshudiema J, Essomba R, Diagne M, Bitoungui V, Ebogo Y, et al.

2025-01-24 • Medical Research Archives

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Two sub variants (BA.4 and BA.5) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant are concerning as they are sprea...

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Chippaux JP, Madec Y, Amta P, Ntone R, Noël G, et al.

2024-12-06 • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

Snakes responsible for bites are rarely identified, resulting in a loss of information about snakebites from venomous species whose venom effects are poorly understood. A prospective ...

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Boum II Y, Matchim L, Guimsop DK, Buri BD, Bebell LM, et al.

2024-11-07 • Journal of Public Health In Africa

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Little is known about the evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunity in African communities.

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We evaluat...

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Melingui BF, Basant J, Taguebue Jv, Massom DM, Leroy Terquem E, et al.

2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Chest x‐ray (CXR) plays an important role in childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, but access to quality CXR remains a major challenge in resource‐l...

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Yadem AC, Armstrong JN, Sarimollaoglu M, Kiki Massa C, Ndifo JM, et al.

2024-10-25 • Nature Communications

Current malaria diagnostics are invasive, lack sensitivity, and rapid tests are plagued by deletions in tar...

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Tchiasso D, Mendjime P, Nana Wandji BS, Yuya F, Stanton AM, et al.

2024-10-24 • Journal of Public Health In Africa

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Vasiliu A

2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024

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Globally, the uptake of tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) among children with household tuberculosis contact remains low, partly due to the necessity of bringing chi...

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Eyong J, Fai KN, Nikolay B, Gignoux EM, Nsaibirini R, et al.

2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024

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Youngui BT, Atwine D, Otai D, Vasiliu A, Ssekyanzi B, et al.

2024-04-15 • Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)

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People living with HIV are considered at higher risk of developing severe forms of tuberculosis (TB) disease. Providing HIV testing to TB-exposed people is therefore cri...

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Benhammou D, Chippaux JP, Ntone R, Madec Y, Amta P, et al.

2024-03-22 • Toxins

Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a public health issue in sub-Saharan countries. Antivenom is the only etiological treatment. Excellent tolerance is essential in managing SBE successfully...

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d’Elbée M, Harker M, Mafirakureva N, Nanfuka M, Nguyet MHTN, et al.

2024-03-21 • eClinicalMedicine

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Wobudeya E, Nanfuka M, Ton Nu Nguyet MH, Taguebue JV, Moh R, et al.

2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal

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Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains underdiagnosed largely because of limited awareness and poor access to all or any of specimen collection, molecular testing, clinical e...

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Kowalski M, Minka Obama B, Catho G, Dewez JE, Merglen A, et al.

2024-03-08 • eClinicalMedicine

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The burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been estimated to be the highest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The current study estimated the proportion of drug-resistant...

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Melingui BF, Leroy-Terquem E, Palmer M, Taguebue JV, Wachinou AP, et al.

2024-02-01 • IJTLD OPEN

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Chest X-ray (CXR) interpretation is challenging for the diagnosis of paediatric TB. We assessed the performance of a three half-day CXR training module for healthcare work...

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Fokam J, Essomba RG, Njouom R, Okomo MCA, Eyangoh S, et al.

2023-12-08 • Scientific Reports

While the SARS-CoV-2 dynamic has been described globally, there is a lack of data from Sub-Saharan Africa. We herein report the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lineages from March 2020 to March 2...

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Chippaux JP, Ntone R, Benhammou D, Madec Y, Noël G, et al.

2023-11-08 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Snakebites is a serious public health issue but remains a neglected tropical disease. Data on antivenom effectiveness are urgently needed in Africa. We assessed effectiven...

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Bonnet MMB, Vasiliu A, Tchounga BK, Cuer B, Fielding K, et al.

2023-10-30 • Lancet Global Health

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Globally, the uptake of tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) among children with household tuberculosis contact remains low, partly due to the necessity of bringing chi...

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Mafirakureva N, Tchounga BK, Mukherjee S, Youngui BT, Ssekyanzi B, et al.

2023-10-30 • Lancet Global Health

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WHO recommends household contact management (HCM) including contact screening and tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) for eligible children. The CONTACT trial found in...

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Joshi B, De Lima YV, Massom DM, Kaing S, Banga MF, et al.

2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health

Decentralizing childhood tuberculosis services, including diagnosis, is now recommended by the WHO and could contribute to increasing tuberculosis detection in high burden countries. How...

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Eyong J, Fai KN, Nikolay B, Gignoux EM, Nsaibirini R, et al.

2023-10-04 • Scientific African

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Although the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa did not produce the expected catastrophe, the true impact of COVID-19 in the Cameroonian population was unclear....

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Initial detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants associated with the onset of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in Cameroon between December 2021 and June 2022: Phylogenetic and whole genome analysis

Snakebites in Cameroon by species whose effects are poorly described

High immunity and low mortality after Omicron and mass event in Cameroon despite low vaccination

Implementation of digital chest radiography for childhood tuberculosis diagnosis at district hospital level in six high tuberculosis burden and resources limited countries

Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon

Dynamic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Cameroon between 2021 and 2022

Community household child contact investigation for tuberculosis

Mortalité rétrospective et séroprévalence des anticorps anti-SARS-CoV-2 au Cameroun

Integration of HIV testing in a community intervention for tuberculosis screening among household contacts of patients with tuberculosis in Cameroon and Uganda

Snakebites in Cameroon: Tolerance of a snake antivenom (Inoserp™ PAN-AFRICA) in Africa in real-life conditions

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in six high tuberculosis incidence countries: a mathematical modelling study

Effect of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis to primary health centre versus district hospital levels on disease detection in children from six high tuberculosis incidence countries: an operational research, pre-post intervention study

Antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales infections among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Evaluation of a short training course of chest X-ray interpretation for the diagnosis of paediatric TB

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 reveals highest severity and mortality of delta over other variants: evidence from Cameroon

Real life condition evaluation of Inoserp PAN-AFRICA antivenom effectiveness in Cameroon

Effectiveness of a community-based approach for the investigation and management of children with household tuberculosis contact in Cameroon and Uganda: a cluster-randomised trial

Cost-effectiveness of community-based household tuberculosis contact management for children in Cameroon and Uganda: a modelling analysis of a cluster-randomised trial

Acceptability of decentralizing childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in low-income countries with high tuberculosis incidence: Experiences and perceptions from health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

Nationwide retrospective mortality and seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Cameroon