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Effect of mass campaigns with full and fractional doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Pneumosil) on the reduction of nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage in Niger: a three-arm, open-label, cluster-randomised trial

Coldiron ME, Soumana I, Baudin E, Langendorf C, Mamiafo Tchoula C,  et al.
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-01-08 • Lancet Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND

In settings with low pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) coverage, multi-age cohort mass campaigns could increase population immunity, and fractiona...

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Determining whether mass vaccination campaigns with fractional dose of PCV10 (Pneumosil®) could accelerate herd protection against pneumococcal transmission in sub-Saharan Africa

Soumana I
2024-07-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-07-01 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
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Determining whether mass vaccination campaigns with fractional dose of PCV10 (Pneumosil®) could accelerate herd protection against pneumococcal transmission in sub-Saharan Africa

Soumana I
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024

BACKGROUND

In settings with low Pneumoccocal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) coverage, mass campaigns targeting multi-age cohorts (MAC) might accelerate herd protection but ould be cost...

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Rotavirus vaccine efficacy up to 2 years of age and against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in Niger: Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Isanaka S, Langendorf C, McNeal MM, Meyer N, Plikaytis BD,  et al.
2021-07-02 • PLOS Medicine
2021-07-02 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
Rotavirus vaccination is recommended in all countries to reduce the burden of diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality in children. In resource-limited settings, rotavirus...
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Evaluation of multiple micronutrient supplementation and medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation in pregnancy on child development in rural Niger: A secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Sudfeld CR, Bliznashka L, Salifou A, Guindo O, Soumana I,  et al.
2022-05-02 • PLOS Medicine
2022-05-02 • PLOS Medicine
BACKGROUND
It is estimated that over 250 million children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not reach their full developmental potential. Poor mater...
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Exploring the Relationships in Prenatal Weight Gain, Birth Outcomes, and Postnatal Growth up to 2 Years of Age Using a Longitudinal Cohort in Niger

Kohlmann K, Guindo O, Soumana I, Grais RF, Isanaka S
2020-05-29 • Current Developments in Nutrition
2020-05-29 • Current Developments in Nutrition
Objectives
The first 1000 days of life, from conception until a child's second birthday, is a crucial period during which life-long foundations for good health, growth, and developm...
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Safety of a heat-stable rotavirus vaccine among children in Niger: Data from a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Coldiron ME, Guindo O, Makarimi R, Soumana I, Matar Seck A,  et al.
2018-05-08 • Vaccine
2018-05-08 • Vaccine
BACKGROUND
Rotavirus remains a major cause of diarrhea among children under 5 years of age. The efficacy of RotaSIIL, a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine, was shown in an event-driven tr...
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Prenatal supplementation with multiple micronutrient supplements or medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements has limited effects on child growth up to 24 months in rural Niger: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial

Bliznashka L, Sudfeld CR, Garba S, Guindo O, Soumana I,  et al.
2021-12-06 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2021-12-06 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
BACKGROUND
Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) and lipid-based nutrient supplementation (LNS) can improve birth outcomes relative to iron-folic acid supplementation...