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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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Pre-emptive war epidemiology: lessons from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Depoortere E, Checchi F
2006-01-07 • Lancet
2006-01-07 • Lancet
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Efficacy and effectiveness of the combination of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and a 3-day course of artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in a refugee settlement in Zambia

Depoortere E, Guthmann JP, Presse J, Sipilanyambe N, Nkandu E,  et al.
2005-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2005-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
In the Maheba Refugee Settlement, in the clinics supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres, all children aged up to 5 years with a confirmed diagnosis of uncomplicated falciparum malaria are...
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Outbreak of West Nile virus causing severe neurological involvement in children, Nuba Mountains, Sudan, 2002

Depoortere E, Kavle J, Keus K, Zeller H, Murri S,  et al.
2004-06-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-06-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
An atypical outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred in Ngorban County, South Kordophan, Sudan, from May to August 2002. We investigated the epidemic and conducted a case-control study...
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Adherence to the combination of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and artesunate in the Maheba refugee settlement, Zambia

Depoortere E, Guthmann JP, Sipilanyambe N, Nkandu E, Fermon F,  et al.
2004-01-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-01-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is one strategy recommended to increase cure rates in malaria and to contain resistance to Plasmodium falciparum. In the Maheba refugee settle...
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Challenges in preparing and implementing a clinical trial at field level in an Ebola emergency: a case study in Guinea, West Africa

Carazo Perez S, Folkesson E, Anglaret X, Beavogui A, Berbain E,  et al.
2017-06-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2017-06-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
During the large Ebola outbreak that affected West Africa in 2014 and 2015, studies were launched to evaluate potential treatments for the disease. A clinical trial to evaluate the effec...
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Violence and mortality in West Darfur, Sudan (2003-04): epidemiological evidence from four surveys

Depoortere E, Checchi F, Broillet F, Gerstl S, Minetti A,  et al.
2004-10-14 • Lancet
2004-10-14 • Lancet
BACKGROUND: Violence in Darfur, Sudan, has rendered more than one million people internally displaced. An epidemiological study of the effect of armed incursions on mortality in Darfur w...