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...
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are the main actors of vaccine delivery during complex humanitarian emergencies such as large population displacements. This paper discusses the use ...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
