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PCV rollout in Somaliland: modelling introduction in a low-coverage setting

Barnsley G, Hassan AI, Hergeye MA, Ibrahim S, Pell C,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
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PCV rollout in Somaliland: modelling introduction in a low-coverage setting

Barnsley G, Hassan AI, Hergeye MA, Ibrahim S, Pell C,  et al.
2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025
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Strengthening the evidence base for health programming in humanitarian crises

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2025-05-22 • MSF Scientific Days International 2025

UNRWA's work is at risk again

Hamad BA, Jamaluddine Z, Aly S, Salayma M, Asi Y,  et al.
2024-11-30 • Lancet
2024-11-30 • Lancet

Spatiotemporal modeling of cholera, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2016−2020

Ratnayake R, Knee J, Cumming O, Saidi JM, Rumedeka BB,  et al.
2024-08-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2024-08-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases

We evaluated the spatiotemporal clustering of rapid diagnostic test−positive cholera cases in Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We detected spatiotemporal clusters that...

War in Gaza: scenario-based excess mortality projections

Jamaluddine Z, Chen Z, Abukmail H, Aly S, Elnakib S,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
INTRODUCTION
Since 7 October 2023, large-scale military operations in the Gaza Strip have resulted in an escalating public health crisis. Residents of Gaza are mostly displaced from ...

War in Gaza: scenario-based excess mortality projections

Jamaluddine Z, Chen Z, Abukmail H, Aly S, Elnakib S,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024

A systematic review of vaccination guidance for humanitarian responses

Allison LE, Alhaffar M, Checchi F, Abdelmagid N, Nor B,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Modelling the potential impact of pneumococcal vaccination strategies in humanitarian crises

van Zandvoort K, Bobe M, Hassan AM, Ismail M, Saed M,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

Modelling the potential impact of pneumococcal vaccination strategies in humanitarian crises

van Zandvoort K, Bobe M, Buqul A, Ismail M, Saed M,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION
Despite a likely high burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in humanitarian crises, pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV’s) are rarely used in such settin...
Ager A, Burnham G, Checchi F, Gayer M, Grais RF,  et al.
2014-09-12 • Science
2014-09-12 • Science
Given the growing scale and complexity of responses to humanitarian crises, it is important to develop a stronger evidence base for health interventions in such contexts. Humanitarian cr...

Cetyl-pyridinium chloride is useful for isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputa subjected to long-term storage

Pardini M, Varaine FFV, Iona E, Arzumanian E, Checchi F,  et al.
2005-01-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2005-01-01 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputa treated with cetyl-pyridinium chloride (CPC) and stored for 20 +/- 9 days was significantly higher than that from sputa that were untrea...

Effectiveness of melarsoprol and eflornithine as first-line regimens for gambiense sleeping sickness in nine Médecins Sans Frontières programmes

Balasegaram M, Young H, Chappuis F, Priotto G, Raguenaud ME,  et al.
2008-10-21 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008-10-21 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
This paper describes the effectiveness of first-line regimens for stage 2 human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection in nine Médecins Sans Frontièr...

Characteristics of human encounters and social mixing patterns relevant to infectious diseases spread by close contact: a survey in Southwest Uganda

le Polain de Waroux O, Cohuet S, Ndazima D, Kucharski AJ, Juan-Giner A,  et al.
2018-04-11 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-04-11 • BMC Infectious Diseases
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Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from low-resource ...

Consequences of armed conflict for an ethnic Karen population

Checchi F, Elder G, Schäfer M, Drouhin E, Legros D
2003-07-05 • Lancet
2003-07-05 • Lancet

Operational response to malaria epidemics: are rapid diagnostic tests cost-effective?

Rolland E, Checchi F, Pinoges LLP, Balkan S, Guthmann JP,  et al.
2006-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2006-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of malaria treatment based on presumptive diagnosis with that of malaria treatment based on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). METHODS: We calcul...

Updated estimate of the duration of the meningo-encephalitic stage in gambiense human African trypanosomiasis

Checchi F, Funk S, Chandramohan D, Haydon DT, Chappuis F
2015-07-04 • BMC Research Notes
2015-07-04 • BMC Research Notes
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The duration of the stages of HAT is an important factor in epidemiological studies and intervention planning. Previously, we published estimates of the duration of the ha...

Public health in crisis-affected populations. A practical guide for decision-makers

Checchi F, Gayer M, Grais RF, Mills EJ
2007-12-01 • Humanitarian Practice Network
2007-12-01 • Humanitarian Practice Network

Prevention and control of cholera with household and community water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: A scoping review of current international guidelines

D Mello Guyett L, Gallandat K, Van der Bergh R, Taylor DL, Bulit G,  et al.
2020-01-08 • PLOS One
2020-01-08 • PLOS One
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Cholera remains a frequent cause of outbreaks globally, particularly in areas with inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Cholera is spread through ...

Highly targeted spatiotemporal interventions against cholera epidemics, 2000–19: a scoping review

Ratnayake R, Finger F, Azman AS, Lantagne D, Funk S,  et al.
2021-03-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2021-03-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control. Although mass campaigns covering large populations are commonly used to control cholera, spatial targeting of case hous...

Antimalarial efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine and a combination of chloroquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Bundi Bugyo, western Uganda

Checchi F, Piola P, Kosack CS, Ardizzoni E, Klarkowski DB,  et al.
2004-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
We report below an in vivo antimalarial efficacy study conducted in 2002 in Bundi Bugyo, a district of western Uganda housing a large displaced population. We tested sulfadoxine-pyrimeth...