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Cohort profile: the Khayelitsha antiretroviral programme, Cape Town, South Africa

Stinson K, Goemaere E, Coetzee D, van Cutsem G, Hilderbrand K,  et al.
2016-05-20 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2016-05-20 • International Journal of Epidemiology
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The epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis in western Upper Nile, southern Sudan: course and impact from 1984 to 1994

Seaman J, Mercer A, Sondorp H
1996-08-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
1996-08-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Although endemic in parts of southern Sudan, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) had not been reported in Western Upper Nile (WUN) until an epidemic was confirmed in 1989. A combinat...
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Research

Optimal Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation in HIV-Positive Children and Adolescents: a Multiregional Analysis from Southern Africa, West Africa and Europe

Schomaker M, Leroy V, Wolfs T, Technau KG, Renner L,  et al.
2016-06-24 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2016-06-24 • International Journal of Epidemiology
Background: There is limited knowledge about the optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in older children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 20 576 antiretroviral treatm...
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Predictors of the Quality of Health Worker Treatment Practices for Uncomplicated Malaria at Government Health Facilities in Kenya

Zurovac D
2004-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2004-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: When replacing failing drugs for malaria with more effective drugs, an important step towards reducing the malaria burden is that health workers (HW) prescribe drugs accordin...
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Research

Measles outbreaks in the Mozambican refugee camps in Malawi: the continued need for an effective vaccine

Porter JDH, Gastellu-Etchegorry M, Navarre I, Lungu G, Moren A
1990-12-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
1990-12-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
Between November 1988 and January 1989, measles outbreaks occurred in 11 Mozambican refugee camps in Malawi with five camps principally affected. A total of 1214 cases were reported. Des...
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Review

Estimates of measles case fatality ratios: a comprehensive review of community-based studies

Wolfson LJ, Grais RF, Luquero FJ, Birmingham ME, Strebel PM
2009-02-02 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2009-02-02 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Global deaths from measles have decreased notably in past decades, due to both increases in immunization rates and decreases in measles case fatality ratios (CFRs). While som...
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Research

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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Commentary

Commentary: the Past, Present and Future of Affordable Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa

Ford NP
2012-04-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2012-04-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
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Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: a case-control study in Pokot territory of Kenya and Uganda

Kolaczinski JH, Reithinger R, Worku DT, Ocheng A, Kasimiro J,  et al.
2008-01-09 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2008-01-09 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: In East Africa, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. It is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the sand...