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Research

Evaluation of mobile clinics by MSF in pastoralist community in Doolo Zone, Somali region, Ethiopia

Sahelie B, Baertlein L, Dubad BA, Osman M, Post N,  et al.
2025-01-28 • BMC Health Services Research
2025-01-28 • BMC Health Services Research

BACKGROUND

The Somali region in Ethiopia has poor health infrastructure, coupled with the adversity experienced by the largely pastoralist population through fr...

Journal Article
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Commentary

Disease-specific differences in pharmacokinetics of paromomycin and miltefosine between post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Africa

Chu WY, Verrest L, Younis BM, Musa AM, Mbui J,  et al.
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases

Treatment regimens for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) are usually extrapolated from those for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but drug pharmacokinetics (PK) can differ due to...

Journal Article
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Research

Prediction of visceral leishmaniasis development in a highly exposed HIV cohort in Ethiopia based on Leishmania infection markers: results from the PreLeisH study

van Griensven J, van Henten S, Kibret A, Kassa M, Beyene H,  et al.
2024-12-01 • EBioMedicine
2024-12-01 • EBioMedicine

BACKGROUND

Tar...

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Commentary

Critical failings in humanitarian response: a cholera outbreak in Kumer Refugee Camp, Ethiopia, 2023

Winkler NE, Muhie JM, Demlie YW, Berneh AA, Demessie BS,  et al.
2024-12-01 • BMJ Global Health
2024-12-01 • BMJ Global Health
Journal Article
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Research

The economic burden of visceral leishmaniasis and barriers to accessing healthcare in Tigray, North Ethiopia: A field based study

Tessema SB, Hagos T, Kehasy G, Paintain L, Adera C,  et al.
2024-10-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-10-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important public health problem, which mainly affects the poor rural dwelling communities in Low- and Middle-Income...

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Research

A preliminary indication that HLA-A*03:01 may be associated with visceral leishmaniasis development in people living with HIV in Ethiopia

de Vrij N, Vandoren R, Ramadan K, Van Hul A, Ceulemans A,  et al.
2024-09-30 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-09-30 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is a major challenge for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control, particularly in Ethiopia where the incidence of both pathogens is high. V...

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Research

Impact of non-dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury on survival outcomes in non-critically ill hospitalized medical patients in a resource-limited setting: A retrospective cohort study

Tigist Workneh Leulseged, Nahom Dessalegn Mekonnen,  Yared Adane Minas, Zekarias Tadele Alemneh,  Yonas Hailu Gebeyeh,  et al.
2024-09-13 • Curēus
2024-09-13 • Curēus

INTRODUCTION

The severe consequences of acute kidney injury (AKI) have been well-documented in high-risk patient populations. However, the effects of mil...

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Research

Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan

Skender K, Versace G, Lenglet AD, Clezy K
2024-08-15 • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
2024-08-15 • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

BACKGROUND

Antimicrobial resistance is of great global public health concern. In order to address the paucity of antibiotic consumption data and antimicrobial resistance surveil...

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Research

Chronic high-level parasitemia in HIV-infected individuals with or without visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area in Northwest Ethiopia: Potential superspreaders?

van Griensven J, van Henten S, Kibret A, Kassa M, Beyene H,  et al.
2024-07-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2024-07-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Background

People with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) with recurrent visceral leishmaniasis (VL) could potentially drive Leishmania transmission in areas wi...

Conference Material
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Poster

Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and South Sudan

Skender K, Versace G, Lenglet A, Clezy K
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Improving the patient journey and reducing stigma for people with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka: findings from the ECLIPSE programme

Price H, Agampodi S, Dikomitis L, Machado P, Mulugeta A,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Burden of blast injury among children attributed to unexploded ordnances (UXO) in North Western Tigray Ethiopia, 2023

Teklehaimanot BF, Filina Y, Keating P, Morales AM, Sahelie B,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Journal Article
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Research

Persistent T cell unresponsiveness associated with chronic visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-coinfected patients

de Vrij N, Pollmann J, Rezende AM, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Pham TT,  et al.
2024-05-03 • Communications Biology
2024-05-03 • Communications Biology
A large proportion of HIV-coinfected visceral leishmaniasis (VL-HIV) patients exhibit chronic disease with frequent VL recurrence. However, knowledge on immunological determinants underl...
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Research

Utilization of routine health data and its determinants among healthcare workers in public health facilities of harari region, eastern Ethiopia

Ayele G, Abera A, Ayele A, Gudina D, Firdisa D
2024-03-19 • BMC Health Services Research
2024-03-19 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
Routine health information is the pillar of the planning and management of health services and plays a vital role in effective and efficient health service delivery, decis...
Journal Article
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Review

Carriage of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ruef M, Emonet S, Merglen A, Dewez JE, Obama BM,  et al.
2024-03-11 • eClinicalMedicine
2024-03-11 • eClinicalMedicine
BACKGROUND
The increasing resistance of Enterobacterales to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a major public health concern. We did a sys...
Journal Article
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Review

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

Kowalski M, Minka Obama B, Catho G, Dewez JE, Merglen A,  et al.
2024-03-08 • eClinicalMedicine
2024-03-08 • eClinicalMedicine
BACKGROUND
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...
Journal Article
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Pre-Print

HLA-A*03:01 is associated with visceral leishmaniasis development in people living with HIV in Ethiopia

de Vrij N, Vandoren R, Ramadan K, Van Hul A, Kassa M,  et al.
2024-02-18 • medRxiv
2024-02-18 • medRxiv
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is a major challenge for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control, particularly in Ethiopia where the incidence of both pathogens is high. VL-H...
Journal Article
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Research

Evaluation of a multi-component early warning system for pastoralist populations in Doolo zone, Ethiopia: mixed-methods study

Baertlein L, Dubad BA, Sahelie B, Damulak IC, Osman M,  et al.
2024-01-30 • Conflict and Health
2024-01-30 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
This study evaluated an early warning, alert and response system for a crisis-affected population in Doolo zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia, in 2019–2021, with a history of e...
Journal Article
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Case Report/Series

Chronic high level parasitemia in HIV-infected individuals with or without visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area in North-West Ethiopia: potential superspreaders?

van Griensven J, van Henten S, Kibret A, Kassa M, Beyene H,  et al.
2024-01-09 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2024-01-09 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
HIV patients with recurrent visceral leishmaniasis (VL) could potentially drive Leishmania transmission in areas with anthroponotic transmission such as East-Africa, but s...
Journal Article
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Protocol

Haematological dynamics following treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: a protocol for systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis

Munir A, Dahal P, Kumar R, Singh-Phulgenda S, Siddiqui NA,  et al.
2023-12-14 • BMJ Open
2023-12-14 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease with an estimated 30,000 new cases occurring annually. Despite anaemia being a common haematological manifestation of ...