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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
Journal Article
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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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Adapting essential care programs to Covid-19 pandemic times
Adapting essential care programs to Covid-19 pandemic times
As the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic grips the world, one of its most devastating indirect effects is the disruption to medical services for preventing and treating other life-threatening diseases—especially in countries with already-fragile health systems. For MSF and other global health actors this means not only responding to Covid-19 directly but also assessing its impact on other essential care and then adapting programs so they can keep serving patients despite the enormous obstacles. In this Collection you will find a selection of published articles and conference content from this year’s MSF Scientific Days 2021 conference content, encompassing a range of approaches, settings and medical challenges—from malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS prevention and care to digital health promotion and sexual and reproductive health.
Covid-19 in humanitarian settings—modelling, measuring & applying lessons (MSF Scientific Days International 2022)
Covid-19 in humanitarian settings—modelling, measuring & appl...
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Noma
Noma

Noma, also known as cancrum oris, is a rapidly progressing life-threatening infection that affects the mouth and face. Noma is preventable and easy to treat if addressed in the early reversible stages, but most often deadly if untreated. The disease most commonly affects children who are chronically malnourished or whose immune systems are otherwise compromised. Noma affects an estimated 140,000 children annually. Noma was added to the WHO's list of Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2023. 


MSF is working to discover more about noma. This collection highlights MSF's mixed methods research on treatment outcomes, burden of disease, attitudes towards the disease and other aspects of noma.


For more information on MSF's work on noma, you can also visit https://noma.msf.org/.

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