1996-08-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
1996-08-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Although endemic in parts of southern Sudan, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) had not been reported in Western Upper Nile (WUN) until an epidemic was confirmed in 1989. A combinat...
Schomaker M, Leroy V, Wolfs T, Technau KG, Renner L, et al.
2016-06-24 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2016-06-24 • International Journal of Epidemiology
Background: There is limited knowledge about the optimal timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in older children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 20 576 antiretroviral treatm...
2004-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2004-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: When replacing failing drugs for malaria with more effective drugs, an important step towards reducing the malaria burden is that health workers (HW) prescribe drugs accordin...
Measles outbreaks in the Mozambican refugee camps in Malawi: the continued need for an effective vaccine
Porter JDH, Gastellu-Etchegorry M, Navarre I, Lungu G, Moren A
1990-12-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
1990-12-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
Between November 1988 and January 1989, measles outbreaks occurred in 11 Mozambican refugee camps in Malawi with five camps principally affected. A total of 1214 cases were reported. Des...
2009-02-02 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2009-02-02 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Global deaths from measles have decreased notably in past decades, due to both increases in immunization rates and decreases in measles case fatality ratios (CFRs). While som...
Kaninda AV, Belanger F, Lewis R, Batchassi E, Aplogan A, et al.
2000-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2000-10-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Early outbreak detection is necessary for control of meningococcal meningitis epidemics. A weekly incidence of 15 cases per 100 000 inhabitants averaged over 2 consecutive we...
Kolaczinski JH, Reithinger R, Worku DT, Ocheng A, Kasimiro J, et al.
2008-01-09 • International Journal of Epidemiology
2008-01-09 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: In East Africa, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. It is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the sand...
