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Community-based surveillance to monitor mortality in a malaria-endemic and Ebola-epidemic setting in rural Guinea

Tiffany A, Moundekeno FP, Traore A, Haile M, Sterk E,  et al.
2016-10-03 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2016-10-03 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Multiple community-based approaches can aid in quantifying mortality in the absence of reliable health facility data. Community-based sentinel site surveillance that was used to document...
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Letter

Temporal and spatial analysis of the 2014-2015 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa

Carroll MW, Matthews DA, Hiscox JA, Elmore MJ, Pollakis G,  et al.
2015-06-17 • Nature
2015-06-17 • Nature
West Africa is currently witnessing the most extensive Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak so far recorded. Until now, there have been 27,013 reported cases and 11,134 deaths. The origin of the ...
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Childhood tuberculosis in Mauritania, 2010-2015: diagnosis and outcomes in Nouakchott and the rest of the country

Aw B, Ade S, Hinderaker SG, Dlamini N, Takarinda KC,  et al.
2017-09-01 • Public Health Action
2017-09-01 • Public Health Action
Setting: The National Tuberculosis Programme, Mauritania. Objective: To compare the diagnosis and treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases (aged <15 years) registered betw...
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Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Maradi, Niger

Grandesso F, Guindo O, Woi-Messe LC, Makarimi R, Traore A,  et al.
2018-01-25 • Malaria Journal
2018-01-25 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Malaria endemic countries need to assess efficacy of anti-malarial treatments on a regular basis. Moreover, resistance to artemisinin that is established across mainland S...
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Seasonal malaria chemoprevention with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine selects pfdhfr-dhps quintuple mutant genotype in Mali

Maiga H, Lasry E, Diarra M, Sagara I, Bamadio A,  et al.
2016-09-23 • PLOS One
2016-09-23 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) plus amodiaquine (AQ) is being scaled up in Sahelian countries of West Africa. However, the pot...
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Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea

Tiffany A, Moundekeno FP, Traore A, Haile M, Sterk E,  et al.
2016-05-28 • Malaria Journal
2016-05-28 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Malaria is one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the Republic of Guinea, particularly in the highly endemic regions. To assist in malaria control effor...
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Short Report

Emergence of Zaire Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea - Preliminary Report

Baize S, Pannetier D, Oestereich L, Rieger T, Koivogui L,  et al.
2014-10-09 • New England Journal of Medicine
2014-10-09 • New England Journal of Medicine
In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of a communicable disease characterized by fever, severe diarrhea, vomiting, and a high fatality rate in Guinea. ...
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Description of a community paediatric strategy offering a package of services to prevent malnutrition among children in one health district in Mali

Roederer T, Llosa AE, Shepherd S, Defourny I, Lacharite M,  et al.
2021-01-26 • medRxiv
2021-01-26 • medRxiv
Background We present results from an intervention case study, the Soins Preventifs de l’Enfant (SPE) project, in Konséguéla health area, Mali. The intervention involved a network of com...
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Correlates of whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids among young children with moderate acute malnutrition

Yaméogo CW, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Rytter MJH, Faurholt-Jepsen D,  et al.
2017-07-13 • Nutrition Journal
2017-07-13 • Nutrition Journal
BACKGROUND
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been associated with low polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status. However, investigations regarding PUFA status and correlates in chil...