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Abstract

Multi-country validation of a simple alert system to improve measles outbreak response

Eisenhauer C
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
BACKGROUND
Outbreak alert systems can offset the severity of measles epidemics by minimising response delays. Existing systems, however, are often too sensitive to be practical when ...
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Abstract

Measles confirmation and seroprevalence: addressing the challenges of sample collection and laboratory procedures

Langendorf C, Nikolay B
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
BACKGROUND
While case confirmation is most of the time not necessary for case management decisions– the measles outbreak response relies on the timely biological confirmation of outb...
Conference Material
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Poster

Evaluation des ripostes vaccinales rougeole dans le grand Katanga en 2021 et 2022

Salou H, Nikolay B
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
2024-05-23 • Epicentre Scientific Day 2024
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Poster

Measles seroprevalence after repeated epidemics and reactive vaccination campaigns in Magaria and Mirriah, Niger in 2023

Mamaty AA, Atti S, Sani KA, Tonamou G, Ciglenecki I,  et al.
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024
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Slide Presentation

Towards an understanding of resurgent measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: a mixed-method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020-2021 measles outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi AM, Bishar S, Nur MB,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Poster

Determinants of clinical outcome among complicated measles patients hospitalised in Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa, Somalia

Sheikh Mohamed A, Ilyas A, Abbas A, Avochi S, Kihara M,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Video

Determinants of clinical outcome among complicated measles patients hospitalised in Bay Regional Hospital, Baidoa, Somalia

Sheikh Mohamed A, Ilyas A, Abbas A, Avochi S, Kihara M,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Poster

The impact of conflict in Yemen on vaccine-preventable diseases: The example of measles

Al-Zubairi TA, Mohammed NA, Al-Soumal MH
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Video

Towards an understanding of resurgent measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: a mixed-method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020-2021 measles outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi AM, Bishar S, Nur MB,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Abstract

Towards an understanding of resurgent measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia: A mixed method investigation of measles burden and vaccination coverage during a 2020-2021 measles outbreak

Lau DK, Seebacher S, Abdi AM, Bishar S, Nur MB,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Kismayo is a city in southern Somalia and the capital of Jubaland State. In 2020, the Jubaland State Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 1094 measles cases: a...
Journal Article
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Commentary

Measles and rubella vaccine microneedle patch: new hope to reach the unreached children

Coulborn RM, Danet C, Alsalhani A
2024-04-29 • Lancet
2024-04-29 • Lancet
Worldwide, more than 99% of the burden of measles infections and deaths affects populations in low-income and middle-income countries. Measles accounts for 3% of the global mortality of ...
Journal Article
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Commentary

Not only vaccine hesitancy, but also vaccination campaign hesitancy drives measles epidemics in conflict-torn eastern DR Congo

Van Brusselen D, Dubois AH, Bindu LK, Moluh Z, Nzomukunda Y,  et al.
2024-02-01 • Conflict and Health
2024-02-01 • Conflict and Health
The COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy are not the only causes of the increase in measles cases in low- and middle-income countries. Measles epidemics, like the recent one in easter...
Technical Report
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Survey

Cross-sectional retrospective mortality, nutrition and measles vaccination coverage surveys among Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees in Toumtouma, Ourang and Arkoum camps, Ouaddaï province, Chad (August-September 2023)

Ouedraogo P, Simons E, Grellety E
2023-11-01
2023-11-01
INTRODUCTION
Since April 15, 2023, fighting erupted in Sudan between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under the command ...
Journal Article
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Commentary

The recent measles outbreak in South African Region is due to low vaccination coverage. What should we do to mitigate it?

Oduoye MO, Zuhair V, Marbell A, Olatunji GD, Khan AS,  et al.
2023-06-29 • New Microbes and New Infections
2023-06-29 • New Microbes and New Infections
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Abstract

Lessons learned from the measles outbreak response project in the Katanga Region 2021/22

Nikolay B
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
To respond to measles epidemics more efficiently, MSF implemented a risk-targeted measles outbreak response project in the Katanga region in the Democratic Republ...
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Video

Lessons learned from the measles outbreak response project in the Katanga Region 2021/22

Nikolay B
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
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Poster

Risk factors associated with death among measles cases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gignoux EM, Katuala Y, Tagoto N, Wega N, Nkemenang P,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Video

"Immunobullous disorder in a 4-month old infant" and "Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as measles complications"

Ibrahim AI
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Slide Presentation

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as measles complications: a case report

Ilyas A, Valori AV, Tamannai M, Aderie EM, Isak YA,  et al.
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-12-01 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
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Abstract

Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as measles complications: a case report

Ibrahim AI, Valori AV, Tamannai M, Aderie EM, Isak YA,  et al.
2022-11-26 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
2022-11-26 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022
INTRODUCTION
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection preventable by vaccination. It can be a serious health problem and is one of Somalia´s public health concerns, with a vacc...