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Protection from killed whole-cell cholera vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xu H, Tiffany A, Luquero FJ, Kanungo S, Bwire G,  et al.
2025-07-13 • Lancet Global Health
2025-07-13 • Lancet Global Health

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Killed whole-cell oral cholera vaccines (kOCVs) are a standard prevention and control measure in cholera-endemic areas and during outbreaks and human...

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Violence-related mortality in Iraq, 2002-2006

Luquero FJ, Grais RF
2008-07-24 • New England Journal of Medicine
2008-07-24 • New England Journal of Medicine
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Case fatality risk among individuals vaccinated with rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP: a retrospective cohort analysis of patients with confirmed Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coulborn RM, Bastard M, Peyraud N, Gignoux EM, Luquero FJ,  et al.
2024-02-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2024-02-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
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The rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine constitutes a valuable tool to control Ebola virus disease outbreaks. This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the protective effect of ...

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and retrospective mortality in two African settings: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Simons E, Nikolay B, Ouedraogo P, Pasquier E, Tiemeni C,  et al.
2023-06-08 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-06-08 • PLOS Global Public Health
Although seroprevalence studies have demonstrated the wide circulation of SARS-COV-2 in African countries, the impact on population health in these settings is still poorly understood. U...

Implementation of targeted cholera response activities, Cameroon

Ouamba JP, Fouda Mbarga N, Ciglenecki I, Ratnayake R, Tchiasso D,  et al.
2023-03-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2023-03-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district, Cameroon.

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Descriptive Epidemiology of Typhoid Fever during an Epidemic in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2012

Polonsky JA, Martinez-Pino I, Nackers F, Chonzi P, Manangazira P,  et al.
2014-12-08 • PLOS One
2014-12-08 • PLOS One
Typhoid fever remains a significant public health problem in developing countries. In October 2011, a typhoid fever epidemic was declared in Harare, Zimbabwe - the fourth enteric infecti...

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...

Observational bias during nutrition surveillance: results of a mixed longitudinal and cross-sectional data collection system in northern Nigeria

Grellety E, Luquero FJ, Mambula C, Adamu HH, Elder G,  et al.
2013-05-03 • PLOS One
2013-05-03 • PLOS One
The Sahel is subject to seasonal hungry periods with increasing rates of malnutrition. In Northern Nigeria, there is no surveillance system and surveys are rare. The objectives were to a...

Pregnancy outcomes after a mass vaccination campaign with an oral cholera vaccine in Guinea: a retrospective cohort study

Grout L, Martinez-Pino I, Ciglenecki I, Keita S, Diallo AK,  et al.
2015-12-29 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015-12-29 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Since 2010, WHO has recommended oral cholera vaccines as an additional strategy for cholera control. During a cholera episode, pregnant women are at high risk of complic...

Effectiveness of typhoid conjugate vaccine in Zimbabwe used in response to an outbreak among children and young adults: A matched case control study

Lightowler M, Manangazira P, Nackers F, Van Herp M, Phiri I,  et al.
2022-06-09 • Vaccine
2022-06-09 • Vaccine
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Zimbabwe suffers from regular outbreaks of typhoid fever (TF), worse since 2017. Most cases were in Harare and a vaccination campaign with Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) ...

Cholera outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010-2019: a descriptive analysis

Zheng Q, Luquero FJ, Ciglenecki I, Wamala JF, Abubakar A,  et al.
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Cholera remains a public health threat but is inequitably distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of standardized reporting and inconsistent outbreak definitions limit...

Risk factors for cholera transmission in Haiti during inter-peak periods: insights to improve current control strategies from two case-control studies

Grandesso F, Allan M, Jean-Simon PSJ, Boncy J, Blake A,  et al.
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-10-11 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY Two community-based density case-control studies were performed to assess risk factors for cholera transmission during inter-peak periods of the ongoing epidemic in two Haitian u...

Use of a Cholera Rapid Diagnostic Test during a Mass Vaccination Campaign in Response to an Epidemic in Guinea, 2012

Martinez-Pino I, Luquero FJ, Sakoba K, Sylla S, Haile M,  et al.
2013-08-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2013-08-15 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
During the 2012 cholera outbreak in the Republic of Guinea, the Ministry of Health, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières - Operational Center Geneva, used the oral cholera vaccine Shanc...

Successive epidemic waves of cholera in South Sudan between 2014 and 2017: a descriptive epidemiological study

Jones FK, Wamala JF, Rumunu J, Mawien PN, Kol MT,  et al.
2020-12-01 • Lancet Planetary health
2020-12-01 • Lancet Planetary health
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Between 2014 and 2017, successive cholera epidemics occurred in South Sudan within the context of civil war, population displacement, flooding, and drought. We aim to des...

Alternative observational designs to estimate the effectiveness of one dose of oral cholera vaccine in Lusaka, Zambia

Ferreras E, Blake A, Chewe O, Mwaba J, Zulu G,  et al.
2020-03-13 • Epidemiology and Infection
2020-03-13 • Epidemiology and Infection
We conducted a matched case-control (MCC), test-negative case-control (TNCC) and case-cohort study in 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia, following a mass vaccination campaign. Confirmed cholera cas...

Immune responses to an oral cholera vaccine in internally displaced persons in South Sudan

Iyer AS, Ryan ET, Martin S, Legros D, Lessler J,  et al.
2016-10-24 • Scientific Reports
2016-10-24 • Scientific Reports
Despite recent large-scale cholera outbreaks, little is known about the immunogenicity of oral cholera vaccines (OCV) in African populations, particularly among those at highest cholera ...

Single-dose oral cholera vaccine in Bangladesh

Azman AS, Luquero FJ
2016-08-18 • New England Journal of Medicine
2016-08-18 • New England Journal of Medicine

From China: hope and lessons for COVID-19 control

Azman AS, Luquero FJ
2020-04-02 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2020-04-02 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and retrospective mortality in a refugee camp, Dagahaley, Kenya

Gignoux EM, Athanassiadis F, Garat Yarrow A, Jimale A, Mubuto N,  et al.
2021-12-17 • PLOS One
2021-12-17 • PLOS One
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Camps of forcibly displaced populations are considered to be at risk of large COVID-19 outbreaks. Low screening rates and limited surveillance led us to conduct a study in...

Novel transdisciplinary methodology for cross-sectional analysis of snakebite epidemiology at national scale

Alcoba G, Ochoa C, Martins SB, Ruiz de Castañeda R, Bolon I,  et al.
2021-02-12 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2021-02-12 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Worldwide, it is estimated that snakes bite 4.5-5.4 million people annually, 2.7 million of which are envenomed, and 81,000-138,000 die. The World Health Organization repo...