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Impact of a multi-pronged cholera intervention in an endemic setting

Blake A, Walder A, Hanks EM, Welo PO, Luquero F,  et al.
2025-02-19 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2025-02-19 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cholera is a bacterial water-borne diarrheal disease transmitted via the fecal-oral route that causes high morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. It is preventable with vaccination...

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Explaining seasonal fluctuations of measles in Niger using nighttime lights imagery

Bharti N, Tatem AJ, Ferrari MJ, Grais RF, Djibo A,  et al.
2011-12-09 • Science
2011-12-09 • Science
Measles epidemics in West Africa cause a significant proportion of vaccine-preventable childhood mortality. Epidemics are strongly seasonal, but the drivers of these fluctuations are poo...
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Spatial dynamics of meningococcal meningitis in Niger: observed patterns in comparison with measles

Bharti N, Broutin H, Grais RF, Ferrari MJ, Djibo A,  et al.
2011-10-05 • Epidemiology and Infection
2011-10-05 • Epidemiology and Infection
Throughout the African meningitis belt, meningococcal meningitis outbreaks occur only during the dry season. Measles in Niger exhibits similar seasonality, where increased population den...
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Rural-urban gradient in seasonal forcing of measles transmission in Niger

Ferrari MJ, Djibo A, Grais RF, Bharti N, Grenfell BT,  et al.
2010-09-22 • Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society
2010-09-22 • Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society
Seasonally driven cycles of incidence have been consistently observed for a range of directly transmitted pathogens. Though frequently observed, the mechanism of seasonality for directly...
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Investigating persistent measles dynamics in Niger and associations with rainfall

Blake A, Djibo A, Guindo O, Bharti N
2020-08-26 • Journal of the Royal Society Interface
2020-08-26 • Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Measles is a major cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Current immunization strategies achieve low coverage in areas where transmission drivers differ substantially from thos...
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Measles hotspots and epidemiological connectivity

Bharti N, Djibo A, Tatem AJ, McCabe CA, Bjørnstad ON,  et al.
2010-09-01 • Epidemiology and Infection
2010-09-01 • Epidemiology and Infection
Though largely controlled in developed countries, measles remains a major global public health issue. Regional and local transmission patterns are rooted in human mixing behaviour across...
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The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa

Ferrari MJ, Grais RF, Bharti N, Conlan AJK, Bjørnstad ON,  et al.
2008-02-07 • Nature
2008-02-07 • Nature
Although vaccination has almost eliminated measles in parts of the world, the disease remains a major killer in some high birth rate countries of the Sahel. On the basis of measles dynam...