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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Whom and where are we not vaccinating? Coverage after the introduction of a new conjugate vaccine against group A meningococcus in Niger in 2010.

Autor: Sung Hye Kim, Lorenzo Pezzoli, Harouna Yacouba, Tiekoura Coulibaly, Mamoudou H Djingarey, William A Perea, Thomas F Wierzba

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 1, p e29116 (2012)

MenAfriVac is a new conjugate vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A developed for the African "meningitis belt". In Niger, the first two phases of the MenAfriVac introduction campaign were conducted targeting 3,135,942 individuals aged 1

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Factors Contributing to Outbreaks of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Infection Involving Persons Aged >=15 Years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010-2011, Informed by a Pre-Outbreak Poliovirus Immunity Assessment

Autor: Renée N. Ntumbannji, Jean Pierre Kabuayi, Felly Ekofo, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Kassim Sidibe, Audry Mulumba, Tiekoura Coulibaly, Nadine Abiola, Minlangu Mpingulu, William C. Weldon, Samuel Edidi, Albert Mbule, Mary M. Alleman, M. Steven Oberste

Publikováno v: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210:S62-S73

Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) experienced atypical outbreaks of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) infection during 2010-2011 in that they affected persons aged ≥15 years in 4 (Bandundu, Bas Congo, Kasai Occidental, and Kinshasa

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https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu282

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

Autor: Mary M. Alleman, Elisabeth Pukuta Simbu, Audry Mulumba, Balcha Masresha, James L. Goodson, Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Sheilagh B. Smit, Ricardo Obama, Heather M. Scobie, Tiekoura Coulibaly, Benoit Kebela Ilunga, Katrina Kretsinger, Robert T. Perry, Calixte Shidi

Publikováno v: Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 21, No 1 (2015)
Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 20, No 1 (2015)
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 21, Iss 30 (2015)
The Pan African Medical Journal

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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https://www.ajol.info/index.php/pamj/article/view/132507

[Investigation and response to an outbreak of wild poliovirus in Kinshasa]

Autor: Muriel Nzazi, Nsambu, Léodegal, Bazira, Tiekoura, Coulibaly, Albert, Mbule, Michèle Dramaix, Wilmet, Joris Losimba, Likwela

Publikováno v: The Pan African Medical Journal

Introduction La République Démocratique du Congo a été considérée comme un pays à circulation rétablie de poliovirus sauvage (PVS). Cet article décrit l’épidémie de PVS qui a sévit dans la province de Kinshasa de 2010 à 2011. Méthodes

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24062866