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Monkeypox virus–HIV co-infections in Sierra Leone

Hoffmann Dahl E, Jiba DF, Casas EC, Jonckheere S, Dama A,  et al.
2025-09-12 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2025-09-12 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
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External quality assurance of chest X-ray interpretation to strengthen diagnosis of childhood TB

Melingui B, 
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Impact of decentralisation of childhood TB diagnosis to district hospitals and primary health centers; Example from Uganda

Natukunda N
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
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Interim results of the multi-site incidence study of Lassa fever in West Africa

Camacho A
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
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Prospective cohort study to evaluate Lassa fever incidence, symptoms and coinfection with malaria in West Africa: the Enable Lassa Research Programme (‘ENABLE 1.5’) – study protocol

Mandi H, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN, Camacho A,  et al.
2025-07-31 • BMJ Public Health
2025-07-31 • BMJ Public Health

INTRODUCTION

Lassa fever (LF), a viral haemorrhagic disease, poses a significant public health chall...

Implementation of digital chest radiography for childhood tuberculosis diagnosis at district hospital level in six high tuberculosis burden and resources limited countries

Melingui BF, Basant J, Taguebue Jv, Massom DM, Leroy Terquem E,  et al.
2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine
2024-11-03 • Journal of Tropical Medicine

OBJECTIVES

Chest x‐ray (CXR) plays an important role in childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, but access to quality CXR remains a major challenge in resource‐l...

Leroy-Terquem E, 
Taguebue J, 
Eap T, 
Borand L, 
et al.
2024-10-01 • IJTLD OPEN
2024-10-01 • IJTLD OPEN

Missed opportunities for vaccination among children in Kenema, Sierra Leone, 2023: Cross-sectional survey

Keshk M, Vala L, Gana J, Coneh M, Obeidat A,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024

Methodological issues of retrospective surveys for measuring mortality of highly clustered diseases: case study of the 2014–16 Ebola outbreak in Bo District, Sierra Leone

Caleo G, Lokuge K, Kardamanidis K, Greig J, Belava J,  et al.
2024-04-25 • Global Health Action
2024-04-25 • Global Health Action
BACKGROUND
There is a lack of empirical data on design effects (DEFF) for mortality rate for highly clustered data such as with Ebola virus disease (EVD), along with a lack of docume...

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in six high tuberculosis incidence countries: a mathematical modelling study

d’Elbée M, Harker M, Mafirakureva N, Nanfuka M, Nguyet MHTN,  et al.
2024-03-21 • eClinicalMedicine
2024-03-21 • eClinicalMedicine

Effect of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis to primary health centre versus district hospital levels on disease detection in children from six high tuberculosis incidence countries: an operational research, pre-post intervention study

Wobudeya E, Nanfuka M, Ton Nu Nguyet MH, Taguebue JV, Moh R,  et al.
2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal
2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal
BACKGROUND
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains underdiagnosed largely because of limited awareness and poor access to all or any of specimen collection, molecular testing, clinical e...

Evaluation of a short training course of chest X-ray interpretation for the diagnosis of paediatric TB

Melingui BF, Leroy-Terquem E, Palmer M, Taguebue JV, Wachinou AP,  et al.
2024-02-01 • IJTLD OPEN
2024-02-01 • IJTLD OPEN
BACKGROUND
Chest X-ray (CXR) interpretation is challenging for the diagnosis of paediatric TB. We assessed the performance of a three half-day CXR training module for healthcare work...

Misinformation in humanitarian programmes: Lessons from the MSF Listen experience

Leyland J, Tiller S, Bhattacharya B
2023-11-23 • Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
2023-11-23 • Journal of Humanitarian Affairs
While health misinformation is important to address in humanitarian settings, over-focusing on it can obfuscate a more holistic understanding of a community’s needs in a crisis. Through ...

Acceptability of decentralizing childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in low-income countries with high tuberculosis incidence: Experiences and perceptions from health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

Joshi B, De Lima YV, Massom DM, Kaing S, Banga MF,  et al.
2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
Decentralizing childhood tuberculosis services, including diagnosis, is now recommended by the WHO and could contribute to increasing tuberculosis detection in high burden countries. How...

Impact of decentralisation of childhood TB diagnosis to district hospitals and primary health centers; Example from Uganda

Natukunda N
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
BACKGROUND
Childhood tuberculosis is underdiagnosed at low-level healthcare settings because of poor access to specimen collection, rapid molecular testing, clinical evaluation and c...

Interim results of the multi-site incidence study of Lassa fever in West Africa

Camacho A
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023
BACKGROUND
Lassa fever (LF), a haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa fever virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa causing an estimated 300 000 to 500 000 cases and 5 000 fataliti...
2023-06-08 • Epicentre Scientific Day Paris 2023

A prospective, multi-site, cohort study to estimate incidence of infection and disease due to Lassa fever virus in West African countries (the Enable Lassa research programme)–Study protocol

Penfold S, Adegnika AA, Asogun D, Ayodeji O, Azuogu BN,  et al.
2023-03-30 • PLOS One
2023-03-30 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Lassa fever (LF), a haemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa fever virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa and causes 5000 fatalities every year. The true prevalence and i...

Coverage survey and lessons learned from a pre-emptive cholera vaccination campaign in urban and rural communities affected by landslides and floods in Freetown Sierra Leone

Gelormini M, Gripenberg M, Marke D, Murray MB, Yambasu S,  et al.
2023-03-03 • Vaccine
2023-03-03 • Vaccine
Background: On 14 August 2017, massive landslides and floods hit Freetown (Sierra Leone). More than 1,000 people lost their lives while approximately 6,000 people were displaced. The are...

Describing readmissions to an ebola case management centre (CMC), Sierra Leone, 2014

Fitzpatrick G, Vogt F, Gbabai O, Black B, Santantonio M,  et al.
2014-10-09 • Eurosurveillance
2014-10-09 • Eurosurveillance
Case management centres (CMCs) are part of the outbreak control plan for Ebola virus disease (EVD). A CMC in Sierra Leone had 33% (138/419) of primary admissions discharged as EVD negati...

Cholera outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010-2019: a descriptive analysis

Zheng Q, Luquero FJ, Ciglenecki I, Wamala JF, Abubakar A,  et al.
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2022-09-01 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Cholera remains a public health threat but is inequitably distributed across sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of standardized reporting and inconsistent outbreak definitions limit...

Assessing the performance of real-time epidemic forecasts: A case study of Ebola in the Western Area Region of Sierra Leone, 2014-15

Funk S, Camacho A, Kucharski AJ, Lowe R, Eggo RM,  et al.
2017-08-18 • bioRxiv
2017-08-18 • bioRxiv
Real-time forecasts based on mathematical models can inform critical decision-making during infectious disease outbreaks. Yet, epidemic forecasts are rarely evaluated during or after the...