Laboratory capacity assessments in 25 African countries at high risk of yellow fever, August-December 2018

Autor: Barbara Wilmot Johnson, Maurice Demanou, Gamou Fall, Jean-Luc Betoulle, Celestina Obiekea, Alison Jane Basile, Cristina Domingo, Christin Goodman, Eric Mossel, Chantal Reusken, Erin Staples, Joana Filipa Machado de Morais, Zoraima Neto, Paula Paixão, Yves Eric Denon, Mariette Glitho, José Mahinou, Therese Kagone, Emmanuel Nakoune, Kadidja Gamougam, Elisabeth Pukuta Simbu, Steve Ahuka, Jean-Vivien Mombouli, Cynthia Goma-Nkoua, Edgard Valery Adjogoua, Adamu Tayachew, Berhane Beyene, Bakary Sanneh, Modou Lamin Jarju, Alphonse Mendy, Dodzi Kofi Amelor, Lawrence Ofosu-Appiah, David Opare, Lorreta Antwi, Rexford Adade, N'Faly Magassouba, Sabado Fernandes Gomes, Samson Limbaso, Joel Lutomiah, Burgess Gbelee Jr, John Dogba, Issa Cisse, Zakou Idde, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Nwando Mba, Ousmane Faye, Oumar Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Zikan Koroma, Manuela Alphonse Juma, James Ayei Maror, Mawahib Eldigail, Adel Hussein Elduma, Rehab Elageb, Kossi Badziklou, Koba Adjaho Komla, John Kayiwa, Julius Julian Lutwama, Lee Hampton, Mick Norman Mulders

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 38, Iss 402 (2021)

INTRODUCTION: accurate and timely laboratory diagnosis of yellow fever (YF) is critical to the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance recognized the need to support and build capacity in the national and regional

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Antecedent causes of a measles resurgence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Autor: Heather Melissa Scobie, Benoet Kebela Ilunga, Audry Mulumba, Calixte Shidi, Tiekoura Coulibaly, Ricardo Obama, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Elisabeth Pukuta Simbu, Sheilagh Brigitte Smit, Balcha Masresha, Robert Tyrrell Perry, Mary Margaret Alleman, Katrina Kretsinger, James Goodson

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 21, Iss 30 (2015)

INTRODUCTION: despite accelerated measles control efforts, a massive measles resurgence occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) starting in mid-2010, prompting an investigation into likely causes. METHODS: we conducted a descriptive ep

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Herpes Infections in Suspected Cases of Yellow Fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Autor: Sheila Makiala-Mandanda, Jessica L Abbate, Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Eric M Leroy, Pierre Becquart

Publikováno v: Medicina
Medicina, 2021, 57 (9), pp.871. ⟨10.3390/medicina57090871⟩
Medicina, MDPI, 2021, 57 (9), pp.871. ⟨10.3390/medicina57090871⟩
Medicina, Vol 57, Iss 871, p 871 (2021)

International audience; In the battle to quickly identify potential yellow fever arbovirus outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, active syndromic surveillance of acute febrile jaundice patients across the country is a powerful tool. Howe

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34577794

Leptospirosis as a cause of fever associated with jaundice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Autor: Gracia Kashitu Mujinga, Chris Smith, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Luigi Palla, Francois Kawhata Mawika, Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu, Jean Raphael Nepomuceno, Yoshinao Kubo, Patrick Mukadi Kakoni, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Nobuo Koizumi, Yannick Munyeku Bazitama, Koya Ariyoshi

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 8, p e0009670 (2021)

Background: Fever with jaundice is a common symptom of some infectious diseases. In public health surveillance within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), yellow fever is the only recognized cause of fever with jaundice. However, only 5% of th

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34403427

Validation of a redesigned pan-poliovirus assay and real-time PCR platforms for the global poliovirus laboratory network

Autor: Shailesh D. Pawar, Deepa Sharma, Everardo Vega, Ma. Anne-Lesley D. Valencia, Mehar Angez, Richter Razafindratsimandresy, Seta Andriamamonjy, Mark Mandelbaum, Uma P. Nalavade, Stacey Jeffries-Miles, Chelsea Harrington, Elisabeth Pukuta Simbu, Nancy Gerloff, S. Shahid Shaukat, Hong Sun, Lea Necitas G. Apostol

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0255795 (2021)
PLoS ONE

Surveillance and detection of polioviruses (PV) remain crucial to monitoring eradication progress. Intratypic differentiation (ITD) using the real-time RT-PCR kit is key to the surveillance workflow, where viruses are screened after cell culture isol

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