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Neonatal blood lead concentration predicts medium term lead-related outcomes in children ≤5 years old with congenital lead poisoning: A retrospective cohort study in Northern Nigeria

Thurtle N, Kirby KA, Greig J, Bil K, Dargan PI,  et al.
2023-03-29 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-03-29 • PLOS Global Public Health
Mother-to-child-transmission of lead via the placenta is known to result in congenital lead toxicity. Between 2010 and 2021, Médecins Sans Frontières and other stakeholders responded to ...
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Declining blood lead levels among small-scale miners participating in a safer mining pilot programme in Nigeria

Gottesfeld P, Meltzer G, Costello S, Greig J, Thurtle N,  et al.
2019-09-05 • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2019-09-05 • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Objectives Our objective was to monitor blood lead levels (BLLs) of miners and ore processors participating in a pilot programme to reduce lead poisoning and take-home exposures from art...
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Association of blood lead level with neurological features in 972 children affected by an acute severe lead poisoning outbreak in zamfara state, northern Nigeria

Greig J, Thurtle N, Cooney L, Ariti C, Ahmed AO,  et al.
2014-04-16 • PLOS One
2014-04-16 • PLOS One
In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) investigated reports of high mortality in young children in Zamfara State, Nigeria, leading to confirmation of villages with widespread acute seve...
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Description of 3,180 Courses of Chelation with Dimercaptosuccinic Acid in Children ≤5 y with Severe Lead Poisoning in Zamfara, Northern Nigeria: A Retrospective Analysis of Programme Data

Thurtle N, Greig J, Cooney L, Amitai Y, Ariti C,  et al.
2014-10-07 • PLOS Medicine
2014-10-07 • PLOS Medicine
In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) discovered extensive lead poisoning impacting several thousand children in rural northern Nigeria. An estimated 400 fatalities had occurred over 3...