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Short Report

Evaluation of centralised and decentralised models of care during the 2020 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A brief report

Lampaert E, Nsio JM, Nair D, Mashako M, De Weggheleire A,  et al.
2024-08-28 • F1000Research
2024-08-28 • F1000Research

BACKGROUND

Tradi...

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Research

Mild and moderate COVID-19 during Alpha, Delta and Omicron pandemic waves in urban Maputo, Mozambique, December 2020-March 2022: A population-based surveillance study

Ingelbeen B, Cumbane V, Mandlate F, Barbé B, Nhachungue SM,  et al.
2024-08-05 • PLOS Global Public Health
2024-08-05 • PLOS Global Public Health

In sub-Saharan Africa, reported COVID-19 numbers have been lower than anticipated, even when considering populations’ younger age. The extent to which risk factors, established in ind...

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Research

Characteristics of medical evacuation by train in Ukraine, 2022

Walravens S, Zharkova A, De Weggheleire A, Burton M, Cabrol JC,  et al.
2023-06-23 • JAMA Network Open
2023-06-23 • JAMA Network Open
IMPORTANCE
The 2022 war in Ukraine severely affected access to health care for patients in the conflict-affected regions and limited options for medical evacuation. Air transport, a ...
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Research

Long-lasting insecticidal nets provide protection against malaria for only a single year in Burundi, an African highland setting with marked malaria seasonality

Van Bortel W, Mariën J, Jacobs BKM, Sinzinkayo D, Sinarinzi P,  et al.
2022-12-01 • BMJ Global Health
2022-12-01 • BMJ Global Health
BACKGROUND
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are one of the key interventions in the global fight against malaria. Since 2014, mass distribution campaigns of LLINs aim for unive...
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Research

Mortality among PCR negative admitted Ebola suspects during the 2014/15 outbreak in Conakry, Guinea: A retrospective cohort study

Ingelbeen B, Bah EI, Decroo T, Balde I, Nordenstedt H,  et al.
2017-06-30 • PLOS One
2017-06-30 • PLOS One
Non-cases are suspect Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases testing negative by EVD RT-PCR after admission to an Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC). Admitting non-cases to an ETC prompts concerns on...
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Commentary

Continuing kidney care in conflicts

Vanholder R, De Weggheleire A, Ivanov DD, Luyckx VA, Slama S,  et al.
2022-05-30 • Nature Reviews Nephrology
2022-05-30 • Nature Reviews Nephrology
The devastating effects of war are far-reaching and particularly affect people with kidney disease. The Ukrainian conflict has highlighted problems encountered in the provision of suppor...
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Research

Electrolyte and metabolic disturbances in Ebola patients during a clinical trial, Guinea, 2015

van Griensven J, Bah EI, Haba N, Delamou A, Camara BS,  et al.
2016-12-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2016-12-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
By using data from a 2015 clinical trial on Ebola convalescent-phase plasma in Guinea, we assessed the prevalence of electrolyte and metabolic abnormalities at admission and their predic...
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Research

One size fits all? Standardised provision of care for survivors of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Loko Roka J, Van der Bergh R, Au S, de Plecker E, Zachariah R,  et al.
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
2014-10-20 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Outcomes of sexual violence care programmes may vary according to the profile of survivors, type of violence suffered, and local context. Analysis of existing sexual viole...
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Commentary

Human african trypanosomiasis in the democratic republic of the congo: a looming emergency?

Hasker E, Lutumba P, Chappuis F, Kande V, Potet J,  et al.
2012-12-13 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2012-12-13 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Research

Evaluation of convalescent plasma for Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea

van Griensven J, Edwards T, de Lamballerie X, Semple MG, Gallian P,  et al.
2016-01-07 • New England Journal of Medicine
2016-01-07 • New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND
In the wake of the recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in several African countries, the World Health Organization prioritized the evaluation of treatment with co...
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Research

Typhoid fever outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Case control and ecological study

Brainard J, Dhondt R, Ali E, Van der Bergh R, De Weggheleire A,  et al.
2018-10-03 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2018-10-03 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
During 2011 a large outbreak of typhoid fever affected an estimated 1430 people in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak started in military camps in the city but then sprea...
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Slide Presentation

Revision of the epidemiological situation of malaria in Burundi and the potential implications for future control

Leclair C, Marien J, Sinzinkayo D, Abdelrahman A, Lampaert E,  et al.
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
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Letter

Symptom-based Ebola risk score for Ebola Virus Disease, Conakry, Guinea

Ingelbeen B, De Weggheleire A, Van Herp M, van Griensven J
2018-06-24 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2018-06-24 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Abstract

Revision of the epidemiological situation of malaria in Burundi and the potential implications for future control

Leclair C, Marien J, Sinzinkayo D, Abdelrahman A, Lampaert E,  et al.
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION
In Burundi, malaria continues to be a major public health issue as the leading cause of health facility attendance, high levels of mortality and devastating malaria epid...