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Measles outbreak response immunization is context-specific: insight from the recent experience of médecins sans frontières

Minetti A, Bopp C, Fermon F, Francois G, Grais RF,  et al.
2013-11-05 • PLOS Medicine
2013-11-05 • PLOS Medicine
Andrea Minetti and colleagues compare measles outbreak responses from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi and argue that outbreak response strategies should be tailored to lo...
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Research

Lessons and challenges for measles control from unexpected large outbreak, Malawi

Minetti A, Kagoli M, Katsulukuta A, Huerga H, Featherstone A,  et al.
2013-02-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2013-02-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Despite high reported coverage for routine and supplementary immunization, in 2010 in Malawi, a large measles outbreak occurred that comprised 134,000 cases and 304 deaths. Although the ...
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Commentary

The 'frozen state' of drug-resistant tuberculosis: notes from the field in Abkhazia

Majumdar S, O'Brien DP, Hurtado N, Hewison CCH, du Cros PAK
2011-12-08 • Internal Medicine Journal
2011-12-08 • Internal Medicine Journal
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Research

Local discrepancies in measles vaccination opportunities: results of population-based surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa

Grout L, Conan N, Giner AJ, Hurtado N, Fermon F,  et al.
2014-02-21 • BMC Public Health
2014-02-21 • BMC Public Health
Background: The World Health Organization recommends African children receive two doses of measles containing vaccine (MCV) through routine programs or supplemental immunization activiti...
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Research

Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections at a provincial reference hospital, Cambodia

Bonnet MMB, Chamroeun San K, Pho Y, Sok C, Dousset JP,  et al.
2017-07-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2017-07-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease is poorly documented in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). We describe prevalence, risk factors, and TB program ...
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Research

Diphtheria outbreak with high mortality in northeastern Nigeria

Besa NC, Coldiron ME, Bakri A, Raji A, Nsuami MJ,  et al.
2013-07-18 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-07-18 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY A diphtheria outbreak occurred from February to November 2011 in the village of Kimba and its surrounding settlements, in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. We conducted a retros...
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Research

Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo: an outbreak description from Katanga, 2010--2011

Grout L, Minetti A, Hurtado N, Francois G, Fermon F,  et al.
2013-05-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2013-05-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of Congo experiences regular measles outbreaks. From September 2010, the number of suspected measles cases increased, especially in Katanga province, ...
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Research

Reaching hard-to-reach individuals: nonselective versus targeted outbreak response vaccination for measles

Minetti A, Hurtado N, Grais RF, Ferrari MJ
2014-01-15 • American Journal of Epidemiology
2014-01-15 • American Journal of Epidemiology
Current mass vaccination campaigns in measles outbreak response are nonselective with respect to the immune status of individuals. However, the heterogeneity in immunity, due to previous...
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Research

Feasibility of training clinical officers in point-of-care ultrasound for pediatric respiratory diseases in Aweil, South Sudan

Nadimpalli A, Tsung JW, Sanchez R, Shah SK, Zelikova E,  et al.
2019-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading cause of deaths in children < 5 years old worldwide, particularly affecting low-resource settings such as Aweil, South Sudan. I...
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Research

Measles seroprevalence in Chiradzulu district, Malawi: implications for evaluating vaccine coverage

Polonsky JA, Juan-Giner A, Hurtado N, Masiku C, Kagoli M,  et al.
2015-07-26 • Vaccine
2015-07-26 • Vaccine
INTRODUCTION
Self-reported measles vaccination coverage is frequently used to inform vaccination strategies in resource-poor settings. However, little is known to what extent this is...
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Short Report

Four years of case-based surveillance of meningitis following the introduction of MenAfriVac in Moissala, Chad: lessons learned

Page AL, Coldiron ME, Gamougam K, Acyl MA, Tamadji M,  et al.
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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Research

Exploring HIV infection and susceptibility to measles among older children and adults in Malawi: a facility-based study

Polonsky JA, Singh B, Masiku C, Langendorf C, Kagoli M,  et al.
2014-12-11 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2014-12-11 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
HIV infection increases measles susceptibility in infants, but little is known about this relationship among older children and adults. We conducted a facility-based study...
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Research

Sub-national variation in measles vaccine coverage and outbreak risk: a case study from a 2010 outbreak in Malawi

Kundrick A, Huang Z, Carran S, Kagoli M, Grais RF,  et al.
2018-06-15 • BMC Public Health
2018-06-15 • BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND
Despite progress towards increasing global vaccination coverage, measles continues to be one of the leading, preventable causes of death among children worldwide. Whether ...