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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

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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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Mortality beyond emergency threshold in a silent crisis- results from a population-based mortality survey in Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic, 2020

Robinson E, Lee L, Roberts L, Poelhekke A, Charles X,  et al.
2021-06-30 • Conflict and Health
2021-06-30 • Conflict and Health
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The Central African Republic (CAR) suffers a protracted conflict and has the second lowest human development index in the world. Available mortality estimates vary and dif...

Etiology and incidence of moderate-to-severe diarrhea in young children in Niger

Platts-Mills JA, Houpt ER, Liu J, Zhang J, Guindo O,  et al.
2021-12-31 • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
2021-12-31 • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
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High-resolution data on the etiology of childhood diarrhea in countries with the highest burden and mortality remain sparse and are needed to inform burden estimates and p...