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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis in Terego county, Northern Uganda, 1996: a lot quality assurance sampling survey

Hutin Y, Legros D, Owini V, Brown V, Lee EC,  et al.
2004-04-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2004-04-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
We estimated the pre-intervention prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (Tbg) trypanosomiasis using the lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) methods in 14 parishes of Terego County...
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Vaccination in emergencies

Paquet C
1999-10-29 • Vaccine
1999-10-29 • Vaccine
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are the main actors of vaccine delivery during complex humanitarian emergencies such as large population displacements. This paper discusses the use ...
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Treatment of human African trypanosomiasis--present situation and needs for research and development

Legros D, Ollivier G, Gastellu-Etchegorry M, Paquet C, Burri C,  et al.
2002-07-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2002-07-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Human African trypanosomiasis re-emerged in the 1980s. However, little progress has been made in the treatment of this disease over the past decades. The first-line treatment for second-...
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Effectiveness of Incidence Thresholds for Detection and Control of Meningococcal Meningitis Epidemics in Northern Togo

Kaninda AV, Belanger F, Lewis R, Batchassi E, Aplogan A,  et al.
2000-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2000-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Early outbreak detection is necessary for control of meningococcal meningitis epidemics. A weekly incidence of 15 cases per 100 000 inhabitants averaged over 2 consecutive we...
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Timely detection of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa

Lewis R, Nathan N, Diarra L, Belanger F, Paquet C
2001-07-28 • Lancet
2001-07-28 • Lancet
BACKGROUND: Epidemics of meningococcal disease in Africa are commonly detected too late to prevent many cases. We assessed weekly meningitis incidence as a tool to detect epidemics in ti...
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Measles vaccine effectiveness in standard and early immunization strategies, Niger, 1995

Kaninda AV, Legros D, Jataou IM, Malfait P, Maisonneuve M,  et al.
1998-11-01 • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
1998-11-01 • Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
BACKGROUND: An Expanded Programme on Immunization was started in late 1987 in Niger, including vaccination against measles with one dose of standard titer Schwarz vaccine given to infant...