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Health conditions of older adults in complex humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries: a retrospective analysis of 2019–2025 data from Médecins Sans Frontières-supported inpatient departments

van Boetzelaer E, Keating P, Caleo G, Oluyide B, Masum RR,  et al.
2025-11-01 • BMJ Global Health
2025-11-01 • BMJ Global Health

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Inpatient admissions of older adults in humanitarian settings in low-income and middle-income countries remain poorly documented, likely leading to g...

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Decrease in diarrheal illness consultations after introduction of a portable water treatment system in Maat, South Sudan: A retrospective analysis

Guardiola M, Skidmore J, Kituyi M, Sagrado MJ, Tembo K
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Keeping rotavirus vaccines on the international agenda

Grais RF, Adamou HO
2014-05-06 • International Health
2014-05-06 • International Health
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Decrease in diarrheal illness consultations after introduction of a portable water treatment system in Maat, South Sudan: A retrospective analysis

Guardiola M, Skidmore J, Kituyi M, Sagrado MJ, Tembo K
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Improved vaccination coverage after two rounds of multi-antigenic catch-up vaccination in Mauritania

Pagola-Ugarte M, Rakesh A, Gil-Cuesta J, Kidinda D, Kelly TM,  et al.
2024-02-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
2024-02-14 • PLOS Global Public Health
Although Mauritania carried out its Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), in 2015 the goal of vaccination coverage (VC) remained unmet in Bassikounou district and Mbera camp, context...

Gastroenteritis rehydration of children with severe acute malnutrition (GASTROSAM): A phase II randomised controlled trial: Trial protocol

Olupot-Olupot P, Aloroker F, Mpoya A, Mnjalla H, Paasi G,  et al.
2024-01-16 • Wellcome Open Research
2024-01-16 • Wellcome Open Research

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Immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine administered with prenatal nutritional support in Niger: A cluster randomized clinical trial

Isanaka S, Garba S, Plikaytis BD, McNeal MM, Guindo O,  et al.
2021-08-10 • PLOS Medicine
2021-08-10 • PLOS Medicine
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Nutritional status may play a role in infant immune development. To identify potential boosters of immunogenicity in low-income countries where oral vaccine efficacy is lo...

Rotavirus Surveillance in Urban and Rural Areas of Niger, April 2010–March 2012

Page AL, Jusot V, Mamaty AA, Adamou L, Kaplon J,  et al.
2014-04-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2014-04-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Knowledge of rotavirus epidemiology is necessary to make informed decisions about vaccine introduction and to evaluate vaccine impact. During April 2010–March 2012, rotavirus surveillanc...

Mortality and health survey, Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017: an example of the use of survey data for humanitarian program planning

Robinson E, Crispino V, Ouabo A, Iballa F, Kremer R,  et al.
2019-11-21 • Conflict and Health
2019-11-21 • Conflict and Health
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During humanitarian crises, health information systems are often lacking and surveys are a valuable tool to assess the health needs of affected populations. In 2013, a mor...

Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

Sanchez-Padilla E, Guerin PJ, Steele AD, Luquero FJ
2009-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2009-09-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
Two new rotavirus vaccines have recently been licensed in many countries. However, their efficacy has only been shown against certain serotypes commonly circulating in Europe, North Amer...

Bridging the gap from knowledge to delivery in the control of childhood diarrhoea

Isanaka S, Schaefer MM, Vasset B, Baron E, Grais RF
2012-09-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
2012-09-01 • Bulletin of the World Health Organization

A mixture model to assess the the immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine among healthy infants in Niger

Hitchings MD, Cummings DAT, Grais RF, Isanaka S
2020-12-03 • Vaccine
2020-12-03 • Vaccine
Analysis of immunogenicity data is a critical component of vaccine development, providing a biological basis to support any observed protection from vaccination. Conventional methods for...

Efficacy of a low-cost, heat-stable oral rotavirus vaccine in Niger

Isanaka S, Guindo O, Langendorf C, Matar Seck A, Plikaytis BD,  et al.
2017-03-23 • New England Journal of Medicine
2017-03-23 • New England Journal of Medicine
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Each year, rotavirus gastroenteritis is responsible for about 37% of deaths from diarrhea among children younger than 5 years of age worldwide, with a disproportionate eff...

Diagnostic accuracy of VIKIA® Rota-Adeno and Premier™ Rotaclone® tests for the detection of Rotavirus in Niger

Lagare A, Moumouni A, Kaplon J, Langendorf C, Pothier P,  et al.
2017-10-23 • BMC Research Notes
2017-10-23 • BMC Research Notes
We conducted a parallel evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of VIKIA® Rota-Adeno, a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and Premier™ Rotaclone® an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) using reverse transc...

Rotavirus vaccine efficacy up to 2 years of age and against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in Niger: Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Isanaka S, Langendorf C, McNeal MM, Meyer N, Plikaytis BD,  et al.
2021-07-02 • PLOS Medicine
2021-07-02 • PLOS Medicine
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Rotavirus vaccination is recommended in all countries to reduce the burden of diarrhea-related morbidity and mortality in children. In resource-limited settings, rotavirus...

Safety of a heat-stable rotavirus vaccine among children in Niger: Data from a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Coldiron ME, Guindo O, Makarimi R, Soumana I, Matar Seck A,  et al.
2018-05-08 • Vaccine
2018-05-08 • Vaccine
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Rotavirus remains a major cause of diarrhea among children under 5 years of age. The efficacy of RotaSIIL, a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine, was shown in an event-driven tr...

The burden of vaccine hesitancy for routine immunization in Yaounde-Cameroon: restrictive sampling technique

Yakum MN, Funwie AD, Ajong AB, Tsafack M, Ebaze LE,  et al.
2022-02-21 • medRxiv
2022-02-21 • medRxiv
Immunization is the most cost-effective health intervention in the world yet, vaccination uptake is still low with less than 50% of children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated Cameroon. ...

Infections in Children Admitted with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger

Page AL, de Rekeneire N, Sayadi S, Aberrane S, Janssens AC,  et al.
2013-07-17 • PLOS One
2013-07-17 • PLOS One
Although malnutrition affects thousands of children throughout the Sahel each year and predisposes them to infections, there is little data on the etiology of infections in these populat...

Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea in children under 5 in rural Niger: results of a cross-sectional survey

Page AL, Hustache S, Luquero FJ, Djibo A, Manzo ML,  et al.
2011-05-25 • BMC Public Health
2011-05-25 • BMC Public Health
Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age in sub-Saharan Africa. Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea varies by context and has important i...

Impact and cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccination in Niger: a modelling study evaluating alternative rotavirus vaccines

Debellut F, Tang K, Clark A, Pecenka C, Assao B,  et al.
2022-10-05 • BMJ Open
2022-10-05 • BMJ Open
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To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative rotavirus vaccines in Niger, using UNIVAC, a proportionate outcomes model.

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The study leverages globa...