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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

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...
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Letter

Temporal and spatial analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa

Carroll MW, Matthews DA, Hiscox JA, Elmore MJ, Pollakis G,  et al.
2015-06-17 • Nature
2015-06-17 • Nature
West Africa is currently witnessing the most extensive Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak so far recorded. Until now, there have been 27,013 reported cases and 11,134 deaths. The origin of the ...
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Research Protocol

Elevation and cholera: an epidemiological spatial analysis of the cholera epidemic in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2008-2009

Fernandez MAL, Schomaker M, Mason PR, Fesselet JF, Baudot Y,  et al.
2012-06-18
2012-06-18
BACKGROUND
In highly populated African urban areas where access to clean water is a challenge, water source contamination is one of the most cited risk factors in a cholera epidemic....
Journal Article
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Research

Descriptive spatial analysis of the cholera epidemic 2008-2009 in Harare, Zimbabwe: a secondary data analysis

Luque Fernandez MA, Mason PR, Gray H, Bauernfeind A, Maes P
2010-11-13 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2010-11-13 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
This ecological study describes the cholera epidemic in Harare during 2008-2009 and identifies patterns that may explain transmission. Rates ratios of cholera cases by suburb were calcul...
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Commentary

Biodegradable bags as emergency sanitation in urban settings: the field experience

Coloni F, Van der Bergh R, Sittaro F, Giandonato S, Loots G,  et al.
2012-01-01 • Waterlines
2012-01-01 • Waterlines
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Research

Environmental contamination and persistence of Ebola virus RNA in an Ebola treatment center

Poliquin PG, Vogt F, Kasztura M, Leung A, Deschambault Y,  et al.
2016-06-30 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2016-06-30 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Ebola viruses (EBOVs) are primarily transmitted by contact with infected body fluids. Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) contain areas that are exposed to body fluids through ...
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Research

Experimental Treatment with Favipiravir for Ebola Virus Disease (the JIKI Trial): A Historically Controlled, Single-Arm Proof-of-Concept Trial in Guinea

Sissoko D, Laouenan C, Folkesson E, M’Lebing A, Beavogui A,  et al.
2016-03-01 • PLOS Medicine
2016-03-01 • PLOS Medicine
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a highly lethal condition for which no specific treatment has proven efficacy. In September 2014, while the Ebola outbreak was at its peak, the World Health ...
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Research

Long-lasting insecticide-treated net usage in eastern Sierra Leone - the success of free distribution

Gerstl S, Dunkley S, Mukhtar A, Maes P, de Smet M,  et al.
2010-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2010-04-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a malaria control project in Bo and Pujehun districts (population 158 000) that includes the mass distribution, routine delivery and dem...
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Research

Distribution of household disinfection kits during the 2014-2015 Ebola virus outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia: The MSF experience

Ali E, Benedetti G, Van der Bergh R, Halford A, Bawo L,  et al.
2020-09-21 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2020-09-21 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
During the initial phase of the 2014-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, all hospitals' isolation capacities were overwhelmed by the sheer caseload. As a stop-g...
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Review

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
INTRODUCTION:
Cholera remains a frequent cause of outbreaks globally, particularly in areas with inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Cholera is spread through ...
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Short Report

Setting priorities for humanitarian water, sanitation and hygiene research: a meeting report

D Mello Guyett L, Yates TA, Bastable A, Dahab M, Deola C,  et al.
2018-06-15 • Conflict and Health
2018-06-15 • Conflict and Health
Journal Article
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Review

Identifying transferable lessons from cholera epidemic responses by Médecins Sans Frontières in Mozambique, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015-2018: a scoping review

D'Mello-Guyett L, Cumming O, Rogers E, D'hondt R, Mengitsu E,  et al.
2022-03-29 • Conflict and Health
2022-03-29 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Cholera epidemics occur frequently in low-income countries affected by concurrent humanitarian crises. Evaluations of these epidemic response remains largely unpublished a...
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Research

Household fish preparation hygiene and cholera transmission in Monrovia, Liberia

Scheelbeek P, Treglown S, Reid AJ, Maes P
2009-10-26 • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2009-10-26 • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
BACKGROUND
In the 1980s Vibrio cholerae was found to be an autochthonous resident of aquatic environments. As result, ingestion of undercooked, contaminated fish has been associated ...
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Research

Does Village Water Supply Affect Children's Length of Stay in a Therapeutic Feeding Program in Niger? Lessons from a Médecins Sans Frontières Program

Dorion C, Hunter PR, Roure C, Delchevalerie P, Reid AJ,  et al.
2012-12-07 • PLOS One
2012-12-07 • PLOS One
With an increasing move towards outpatient therapeutic feeding for moderately and severely malnourished children, the home environment has become an increasingly important factor in achi...
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Research

Elevation and cholera: an epidemiological spatial analysis of the cholera epidemic in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2008-2009

Fernandez MAL, Schomaker M, Mason PR, Fesselet JF, Baudot Y,  et al.
2012-06-18 • BMC Public Health
2012-06-18 • BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND
In highly populated African urban areas where access to clean water is a challenge, water source contamination is one of the most cited risk factors in a cholera epidemic....
Journal Article
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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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Research

Recommendations for dealing with waste contaminated with Ebola virus: a hazard analysis of critical control points approach

Edmunds KL, Elrahman SA, Bell DJ, Brainard J, Dervisevic S,  et al.
2016-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2016-06-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE
To assess, within communities experiencing Ebola virus outbreaks, the risks associated with the disposal of human waste and to generate recommendations for mitigating such ...
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Research

Distribution of hygiene kits during a cholera outbreak in Kasaï-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo: a process evaluation

Mello-Guyett L, Greenland K, Bonneville S, Dhondt R, Mashako M,  et al.
2020-07-24 • Conflict and Health
2020-07-24 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
Cholera remains a leading cause of infectious disease outbreaks globally, and a major public health threat in complex emergencies. Hygiene kits distributed to cholera case...
Conference Material
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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