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Diphtheria

Diphtheria

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Journal Article
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Short Report

Diphtheria in Europe

Mangion JP, Mancini S, Bachy C, de Weggheleire A, Zamatto F
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
2023-06-21 • Public Health Action
A rising number of diphtheria cases were recorded in Europe in 2022, including in Belgium, within the newly arriving young migrant population. In October 2022, Médecins Sans Frontières (...
Journal Article
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Research

Diphtheria antitoxin administration, outcomes, and safety: response to a diphtheria outbreak in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Eisenberg N, Panunzi I, Wolz A, Burzio C, Cilliers A,  et al.
2021-10-05 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2021-10-05 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Diphtheria has re-emerged over the past several years. There is a paucity of data on the administration and safety of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), the standard treatment fo...
Journal Article
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Research

Evaluation of community based surveillance in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2019

Van Boetzelaer E, Chowdhury SM, Etsay B, Faruque A, Lenglet AD,  et al.
2020-12-23 • PLOS One
2020-12-23 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Following an influx of an estimated 742,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) established an active indicator-based Community Based Surveilla...
Journal Article
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Commentary

Caring for Rohingya refugees with diphtheria and measles: on the ethics of humanity

Asgary R
2020-03-01 • Annals of Family Medicine
2020-03-01 • Annals of Family Medicine
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh within weeks in fall 2017, quickly forming large settlements without any basic support. Humanitarian first responders pro...
Journal Article
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Review

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of diphtheria: a systematic review and pooled analysis

Truelove SA, Keegan LT, Moss WJ, Chaisson LH, Macher E,  et al.
2019-08-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2019-08-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Diphtheria, once a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, all but disappeared following introduction of diphtheria vaccine. Recent outbreaks highlight the risk ...
Conference Material
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Poster

Diphtheria in an emergency outbreak setting: a clinical and epidemiological analysis for children and adults, Bangladesh

Sikder E, del Barrio BV, Firuz W, Khatoon R, Opstrup A,  et al.
2019-04-29 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019
2019-04-29 • MSF Scientific Days International 2019
Journal Article
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Research

Real-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak in forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh

Finger F, Funk S, White K, Siddqui MR, Edmunds KL,  et al.
2019-03-12 • BMC Medicine
2019-03-12 • BMC Medicine
Between August and December 2017, more than 625,000 Rohingya from Myanmar fled into Bangladesh, settling in informal makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar district and joining 212,000 Rohingya ...
Protocol
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Research Protocol

Vaccination coverage survey for diphtheria, Streptococcus pneumoniae, polio and tetanus in Rohingya refugee settlements in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Pereboom M, White K, Van Leeuwen C, Siddiqui R, Guzek J,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
OBJECTIVES

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
a) To describe the vaccine coverage (penta / dT) in children aged 6 months to 14 years for diphtheria in the Rohingya Settlement Camps;
Journal Article
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Review

The preventable tragedy of diphtheria in the 21st century

Blumberg LH, Prieto MA, Diaz JV, Blanco MJ, Valle B,  et al.
2018-06-08 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2018-06-08 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Research

Diphtheria outbreak with high mortality in northeastern Nigeria

Besa NC, Coldiron ME, Bakri A, Raji A, Nsuami MJ,  et al.
2013-07-18 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-07-18 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY A diphtheria outbreak occurred from February to November 2011 in the village of Kimba and its surrounding settlements, in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. We conducted a retros...

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Covid-19 in humanitarian settings—modelling, measuring & applying lessons (MSF Scientific Days International 2022)

Covid-19 in humanitarian settings—modelling, measuring & applying lessons (MSF Scientific Days International 2022)
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International Safe Abortion Day 2022

International Safe Abortion Day 2022
Unsafe abortion is a leading cause of maternal death, and the only one that is completely preventable. Yet over 30 million unsafe abortions occur each year, leading to at least 28,000 deaths and millions of serious complications—nearly all in low- and middle-income countries. MSF teams see these tragic consequences first-hand, treating thousands of patients every year with severe, potentially life-threatening effects from unsafe abortion. So in 2016 we launched a program to systematically implement safe abortion care (SAC), starting with ten pilot sites and then applying the lessons learned to scale up at projects across the globe. This Collection presents highlights of these efforts. Since our first publication on the need to provide SAC as a way of reducing maternal death and injury, several studies assessed the role of unsafe abortion in driving this suffering in specific contexts. Others described internal obstacles to providing SAC, operational solutions developed, and outcomes achieved. And we advocated for shifting towards community-led and self-managed SAC, particularly given new obstacles that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Safe abortion care at MSF

Safe abortion care at MSF

Unsafe abortion is a major cause of maternal death, and the only one that is completely preventable. Yet over 30 million unsafe abortions occur each year, leading to at least 29,000 deaths and millions of serious complications—nearly all in low- and middle-income countries. MSF teams see these tragic consequences first-hand, treating thousands of patients every year with severe, potentially life-threatening effects from unsafe abortion.


To mark International Safe Abortion Awareness Day (28 September 2024), this Collection presents highlights of MSF’s work on safe abortion care (SAC) as a way to reduce maternal death and injury. By re-assessing and reshaping how our projects deliver SAC in fragile and conflict-affected settings, we have been able to significantly expand services in those contexts and across MSF projects globally. In parallel, we also conducted in-depth studies of abortion complications and their contributing factors in fragile settings, where a dearth of evidence limits understanding of women's needs in accessing comprehensive care. These findings are helping to identify gaps in service delivery and inform operational decision-making.

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