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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

Impact of the shift from NCHS growth reference to WHO(2006) growth standards in a therapeutic feeding programme in Niger

Minetti A, Shams Eldin M, Defourny I, Harczi G
2009-09-14 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2009-09-14 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
To describe the implementation of the WHO(2006) growth standards in a therapeutic feeding programme.

METHODS
Using programme monitoring data from 21,769 chil...
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Research

Tuberculosis treatment in a refugee and migrant population: 20 years of experience on the Thai-Burmese border

Minetti A, Camelique O, Hsa Thaw K, Thi SS, Swaddiwudhipong W,  et al.
2010-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2010-12-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it remains a major global health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality among vulnerable populations, incl...
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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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Research

Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006

Lapidus N, Minetti A, Djibo A, Guerin JP, Hustache S,  et al.
2009-01-29 • PLOS One
2009-01-29 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
In 2006, the Médecins sans Frontières nutritional program in the region of Maradi (Niger) included 68,001 children 6-59 months of age with either moderate or severe malnut...
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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

Comparison of the new World Health Organization growth standards and the National Center for Health Statistics growth reference regarding mortality of malnourished children treated in a 2006 nutrition program in Niger

Dale NM, Grais RF, Minetti A, Miettola J, Barengo NC
2009-02-02 • Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
2009-02-02 • Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
OBJECTIVE
To compare the National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS) international growth reference with the new World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards for identification ...
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Research

Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study

Ahoua L, Umutoni C, Huerga H, Minetti A, Szumilin E,  et al.
2011-01-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-01-10 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Among people living with HIV/AIDS, nutritional support is increasingly recognized as a critical part of the essential package of care, especially for patients in sub-Saharan Africa. The ...
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Research

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...
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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

A large-scale distribution of milk-based fortified spreads: evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutrition

Defourny I, Minetti A, Harczi G, Doyon S, Shepherd S,  et al.
2009-05-06 • PLOS One
2009-05-06 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: There are 146 million underweight children in the developing world, which contribute to up to half of the world's child deaths. In high burden regions for malnutrition, the t...