Evaluation of the Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance indicators in Zambia from 2015–2021: a retrospective analysis

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Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Abstract Background The resurgence of poliovirus infection in previously polio free regions and countries calls for renewed commitment to the global polio eradication efforts including strengthening of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance syste

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Age distribution and mortality associated with intussusception in children under two years of age in nine sentinel surveillance hospitals in Zambia, 2007-2018.

Autor: Mpabalwani EM; University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Lusaka, Zambia.; University Teaching Hospitals, Children´s Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia., Bvulani B; University Teaching Hospitals, Adult Hospital, Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgical Unit, Lusaka, Zambia., Simwaka J; University Teaching Hospitals, Adult Hospital, Virology Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia., Chitambala P; University Teaching Hospitals, Adult Hospital, Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgical Unit, Lusaka, Zambia., Matapo B; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Zambia & Congo Brazzaville., Tate J; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Zambia & Congo Brazzaville., Parashar U; Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA., Mwenda J; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Zambia & Congo Brazzaville.

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Declines in Pneumonia and Meningitis Hospitalizations in Children Under 5 Years of Age After Introduction of 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Zambia, 2010-2016.

Autor: Mpabalwani EM; University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia.; Lusaka Children's Hospital Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia; and., Lukwesa-Musyani C; Microbiology Laboratory Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia; University Teaching Hospitals., Imamba A; Lusaka Children's Hospital Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia; and., Nakazwe R; Microbiology Laboratory Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia; University Teaching Hospitals., Matapo B; World Health Organization Zambia Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia., Muzongwe CM; Department of Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health & Research, Health Management Information System Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia., Mufune T; Department of Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health & Research, Health Management Information System Unit, Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka, Zambia., Soda E; Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia., Mwenda JM; World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo., Lutz CS; Immunization Services Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC., Pondo T; Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia., Lessa FC; Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Publikováno v: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2019 Sep 05; Vol. 69 (Suppl 2), pp. S58-S65.

Diversity of rotavirus strains circulating in children under five years of age who presented with acute gastroenteritis before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, 2008-2015.

Autor: Simwaka JC; University Teaching Hospital, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Virology Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: juliachibumbya@gmail.com., Mpabalwani EM; University Teaching Hospital, Department of Pediatrics' and Child Health, Lusaka, Zambia., Seheri M; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South African Medical Research Council Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit and WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Department of Virology, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa., Peenze I; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South African Medical Research Council Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit and WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Department of Virology, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa., Monze M; University Teaching Hospital, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Virology Laboratory, Lusaka, Zambia., Matapo B; WHO Country Office, Lusaka, Zambia., Parashar UD; Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA., Mufunda J; WHO Country Office, Lusaka, Zambia., Mphahlele JM; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South African Medical Research Council Diarrhoeal Pathogens Research Unit and WHO AFRO Rotavirus Regional Reference Laboratory, Department of Virology, Medunsa, Pretoria, South Africa., Tate JE; Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA., Mwenda JM; World Health Organization Regional office for Africa (WHO/AFRO), Brazzaville, Congo.

Publikováno v: Vaccine [Vaccine] 2018 Nov 12; Vol. 36 (47), pp. 7243-7247. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 12.

Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination on Diarrheal Hospitalizations in Children Aged <5 Years in Lusaka, Zambia.

Autor: Mpabalwani EM; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health., Simwaka CJ; Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia., Mwenda JM; World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo., Mubanga CP; Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia., Monze M; Virology Laboratory, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia., Matapo B; World Health Organization Country Office, Lusaka, Zambia., Parashar UD; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia., Tate JE; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

Publikováno v: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2016 May 01; Vol. 62 Suppl 2, pp. S183-7.