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A standardised phase III clinical trial framework to assess therapeutic interventions for Lassa fever

Olayinka A, Bourner J, Akpede GO, Okoeguale J, Abejegah C,  et al.
2022-01-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2022-01-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND
Only one recommendation currently exists for the treatment of Lassa fever (LF), which is ribavirin administered in conjunction with supportive care. This recommendation is...
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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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Favipiravir Pharmacokinetics in Ebola-Infected Patients of the JIKI Trial Reveals Concentrations Lower Than Targeted

Nguyen TN, Guedj J, Anglaret X, Laouenan C, Madelain V,  et al.
2017-02-23 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2017-02-23 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
In 2014-2015, we assessed favipiravir tolerance and efficacy in patients with Ebola virus (EBOV) disease (EVD) in Guinea (JIKI trial). Because the drug had never been used before for thi...
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Sleeping sickness

Malvy D, Chappuis F
2011-04-04 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
2011-04-04 • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne disease that flourishes in impoverished, rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by infection with th...