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The effectiveness of two doses of recombinant hepatitis E vaccine in response to an outbreak in Bentiu, South Sudan: a case–control and bias indicator study

Nesbitt RC, Kinya Asilaza V, Alvarez C, Gitahi P, Nkemenang P,  et al.
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis, particularly in Asia and Africa, where HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are prevalen...

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Safety of hepatitis E vaccination in pregnancy following the first mass reactive vaccination campaign in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
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Cervical cancer prevention in Malawi: HPV vaccination and cervical pre-cancer screening coverage

Gerstl S, Nesbitt RC
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
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The first reactive vaccination campaign against hepatitis E

Ciglenecki I, Rumunu J, Wamala JF, Nkemenang P, Duncker J,  et al.
2022-08-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
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Safety of hepatitis E vaccine in pregnancy: an emulated target trial following a mass reactive vaccination campaign in Bentiu internally displaced persons camp, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC, Azman AS, Asilaza VK, Edwards JK, Gitahi P,  et al.
2024-11-01 • Lancet Global Health
2024-11-01 • Lancet Global Health

Vaccination coverage and adverse events following a reactive vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Bentiu displaced persons camp, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC, Asilaza VK, Gignoux EM, Koyuncu A, Gitahi P,  et al.
2024-01-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-01-22 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

INTRODUCTION

Hepatitis E (HEV) genotypes 1 and 2 are the common cause of jaundice and acute viral hepatitis that can cause large-scale outbreaks. HEV infection...

Safety of hepatitis E vaccination in pregnancy following the first mass reactive vaccination campaign in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis E causes high mortality among pregnant women with case fatality risks of 10-25%, and adverse fetal outcomes. Hecolin® is a safe and efficacious vaccine against H...

Two-dose vaccine effectiveness following the first reactive mass vaccination campaign against hepatitis E in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC, Rumunu J, Asilaza VK, Gitahi P, Nkemenang P,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION
A three-dose recombinant vaccine against hepatitis E, Hecolin, has been licensed for use in China since 2011. While not recommended for routine use due to lack of eviden...

Vaccination coverage and adverse events following immunisation after the first reactive mass vaccination campaign against Hepatitis E in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC, Rumunu J, Asilaza VK, Gitahi P, Nkemenang P,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

Two-dose vaccine effectiveness following the first reactive mass vaccination campaign against Hepatitis E in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC, Rumunu J, Asilaza VK, Gitahi P, Nkemenang P,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023

Two-fold increase in the HIV viral load suppression rate along with decreased incidence over six years in Ndhiwa sub-county, Kenya

Conan N, Badawi M, Chihana ML, Wanjala S, Kingwara L,  et al.
2021-10-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2021-10-12 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
BACKGROUND
HIV-positive individuals who maintain an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the virus to others. In 2012, an HIV population-based survey was conducted in Ndhiwa sub-c...

The first reactive mass vaccination campaign against Hepatitis E in Bentiu, South Sudan

Nesbitt RC
2022-06-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2022
2022-06-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2022
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis E (HEV) is likely the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis and jaundice worldwide. The virus causes high mortality among pregnant women with case fatality ...

Cervical cancer screening coverage and its related knowledge in southern Malawi

Gerstl S, Lee L, Nesbitt RC, Mambula C, Sugianto H,  et al.
2022-02-14 • BMC Public Health
2022-02-14 • BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND
Cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide and Malawi has the world's highest rate of cervical cancer related mortality. Since 2016 the Na...

Retention on ART and predictors of disengagement from care in several alternative community-centred ART refill models in rural Swaziland

Pasipamire L, Nesbitt RC, Ndlovu S, Sibanda G, Mamba S,  et al.
2018-09-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2018-09-21 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
A broad range of community-centred care models for patients stable on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) have been proposed by the World Health Organization to better respond to patient needs...

Seroprevalence and risk factors of exposure to COVID-19 in homeless people in Paris, France: a cross-sectional study

Roederer T, Mollo B, Vincent C, Nikolay B, Llosa AE,  et al.
2021-04-01 • Lancet Public Health
2021-04-01 • Lancet Public Health
Between June 23 and July 2, 2020, 426 (52%) of 818 individuals recruited tested positive in 14 sites. Seroprevalence varied significantly by type of recruitment site (χ2 p<0·0001), being...

Impact of Covid-19 on HIV care in Malawi and Uganda: mixed- methods study

Ben-Farhat J, Nesbitt RC, Bjertrup PJ, Mambula C, Balkan S,  et al.
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022

Cervical cancer prevention in Malawi: HPV vaccination and cervical pre-cancer screening coverage

Gerstl S, Nesbitt RC
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
2021-06-10 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2021
BACKGROUND
Cervical cancer can be prevented with HPV vaccination and precancer screening. Malawi is the country with the second highest cervical cancer (CC) incidence and CC-related ...

Increased hepatitis C virus co-infection and Injection drug use in HIV-infected fishermen in Myanmar

Ousley J, Nesbitt RC, Kyaw NTT, Bermudez E, Soe KT,  et al.
2018-12-14 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-12-14 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
In Southeast Asia, though fishermen are known to be a key population at high risk of HIV, little is known about their co-infection rates with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), or h...
2022-08-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

Reproductive health in humanitarian settings in Lebanon and Iraq: results from four cross-sectional studies, 2014-2015

Balinska MA, Nesbitt RC, Ghantous Z, Ciglenecki I, Staderini N
2019-06-10 • Conflict and Health
2019-06-10 • Conflict and Health
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Reproductive health is an important component of humanitarian response. Displaced women need access to family planning, antenatal care, and the presence of a skilled bir...

Implementation of community and facility-based HIV self-testing under routine conditions in southern Eswatini

Pasipamire L, Nesbitt RC, Dube L, Mabena E, Nzima M,  et al.
2020-03-27 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2020-03-27 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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WHO recommends HIV self-testing (HIVST) as an additional approach to HIV testing services. The study describes the strategies used during phase-in of HIVST under routine c...