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Counting the global COVID-19 dead by Jha, Prabhat, Brown, Patrick E, Ansumana, Rashid

“…Caution is needed as India also faced widespread infection in 2020 with low deaths, but a large killer delta wave in the spring of 2021 followed.5 Urgent…”
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Effects of disruption from COVID-19 on antimalarial strategies by Ansumana, Rashid, Sankoh, Osman, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…Modeling the impact of COVID-19-mitigation strategies on malarial case management and prevention by health services in sub-Saharan Africa predicts 81,000…”
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Ebola in Freetown Area, Sierra Leone — A Case Study of 581 Patients by Ansumana, Rashid, Jacobsen, Kathryn H, Idris, M’baimba, Bangura, Henry, Boie-Jalloh, Mohamed, Lamin, Joseph M, Sesay, Santigie, Sahr, Foday

“…Ebola virus continues to cause considerable disease in West Africa, with an initial 70% associated mortality. This report shows improving survival at one…”
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Healthcare providers on the frontlines: a qualitative investigation of the social and emotional impact of delivering health services during Sierra Leone’s Ebola epidemic by McMahon, Shannon A., Ho, Lara S., Brown, Hannah, Miller, Laura, Ansumana, Rashid, Kennedy, Caitlin E.

“…Although research on the epidemiology and ecology of Ebola has expanded since the 2014–15 outbreak in West Africa, less attention has been paid to the mental…”
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Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts by Petersen, Eskild, Ntoumi, Francine, Hui, David S, Abubakar, Aisha, Kramer, Laura D., Obiero, Christina, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Blumberg, Lucille, Yapi, Richard, Al-Abri, Seif, Pinto, Tatiana de Castro Abreu, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Haider, Najmul, Asogun, Danny, Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P., Kapata, Nathan, Bates, Matthew, Ansumana, Rashid, Montaldo, Chiara, Mucheleng'anga, Luchenga, Tembo, John, Mwaba, Peter, Himwaze, Cordelia M., Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Mboera, Leonard, Raj, Tajudeen, Aklillu, Eleni, Veas, Francisco, Edwards, Sarah, Kaleebu, Pontiano, McHugh, Timothy D., Chakaya, Jeremiah, Nyirenda, Thomas, Bockarie, Moses, Nyasulu, Peter S, Wejse, Christian, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Azhar, Esam I., Maeurer, Markus, Nachega, Jean B., Kock, Richard, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Zumla, Alimuddin

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Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs by Haider, Najmul, Guitian, Javier, Simons, David, Asogun, Danny, Ansumana, Rashid, Honeyborne, Isobella, Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P, Ntoumi, Francine, Valdoleiros, Sofia R., Petersen, Eskild, Kock, Richard, Zumla, Alimuddin

“…•We present explanation for the 2022 monkeypox epidemic in the Western world•The true burden of MPX and the extent of animal reservoirs are not well known•The…”
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Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries by Haider, Najmul, Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf, Gadzekpo, Audrey, Akipede, George O, Asogun, Danny, Ansumana, Rashid, Lessells, Richard John, Khan, Palwasha, Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Mboera, Leonard, Shayo, Elizabeth Henry, Mmbaga, Blandina T, Urassa, Mark, Musoke, David, Kapata, Nathan, Ferrand, Rashida Abbas, Kapata, Pascalina-Chanda, Stigler, Florian, Czypionka, Thomas, Zumla, Alimuddin, Kock, Richard, McCoy, David

“…Lockdown measures have been introduced worldwide to contain the transmission of COVID-19. However, the term ‘lockdown’ is not well-defined. Indeed, WHO’s…”
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The re-emergence of Marburg virus Disease in West Africa: how prepared is the sub-region for preventing recurrent zoonotic outbreaks? by Bockarie, Moses John, Hanson, Jarod, Ansumana, Rashid, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Zumla, Alimuddin, Lee, Shui Shan

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How prepared is the world? Identifying weaknesses in existing assessment frameworks for global health security through a One Health approach by Traore, Tieble, Shanks, Sarah, Haider, Najmul, Ahmed, Kanza, Jain, Vageesh, Rüegg, Simon R, Razavi, Ahmed, Kock, Richard, Erondu, Ngozi, Rahman-Shepherd, Afifah, Yavlinsky, Alexei, Mboera, Leonard, Asogun, Danny, McHugh, Timothy D, Elton, Linzy, Oyebanji, Oyeronke, Okunromade, Oyeladun, Ansumana, Rashid, Djingarey, Mamoudou Harouna, Ali Ahmed, Yahaya, Diallo, Amadou Bailo, Balde, Thierno, Talisuna, Ambrose, Ntoumi, Francine, Zumla, Alimuddin, Heymann, David, Fall, Ibrahima Socé, Dar, Osman

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed faults in the way we assess preparedness and response capacities for public health emergencies. Existing frameworks are…”
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Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina, Ntoumi, Francine, Kapata, Nathan, Lungu, Patrick, Mucheleng'anga, Luchenga Adam, Chakaya, Jeremiah, Tembo, John, Himwaze, Cordelia, Ansumana, Rashid, Asogun, Danny, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Nyasulu, Peter, Mwaba, Peter, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Zumla, Alimuddin, Nachega, Jean B.

“…•The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on Africa's health systems•COVID-19 disruptions on TB and other health services need to be urgently…”
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Could vaccinating adults against malaria materially reduce adult mortality in high-transmission areas? by Gelband, Hellen, Carshon-Marsh, Ronald, Ansumana, Rashid, Swaray, Ibrahim Bob, Pandey, Arjun, Aimone, Ashley, Bogoch, Isaac, Eikelboom, John, Jha, Prabhat

“…Abstract After a period of unprecedented progress against malaria in the 2000s, halving the global disease burden by 2015, gains overall in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Dynamics of Mpox infection in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cadmus, Simeon, Akinseye, Victor, Besong, Matthias, Olanipekun, Tobi, Fadele, John, Cadmus, Eniola, Ansumana, Rashid, Oluwayelu, Daniel, Odemuyiwa, Solomon O., Tomori, Oyewale

“…The seasonal outbreaks of Mpox continue in most parts of West and Central Africa. In the past year, Nigeria had the highest number of reported cases. Here, we…”
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A mixed-methods investigation to understand and improve the scaled-up infection prevention and control in primary care health facilities during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Sierra Leone by Ho, Lara Shiu-yi, Ratnayake, Ruwan, Ansumana, Rashid, Brown, Hannah

“…Abstract Background The 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa became a humanitarian crisis that exposed significant gaps in infection prevention and control…”
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The 2022 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: hypotheses for the late resurgence of cases and fatalities by Haider, Najmul, Hasan, Mohammad Nayeem, Khalil, Ibrahim, Tonge, Daniel, Hegde, Shivanand, Baker Chowdhury, Muhammad Abdul, Rahman, Mahbubur, Khan, Manjur Hossain, Ansumana, Rashid, Zumla, Alimuddin, Uddin, Md. Jamal

“…Bangladesh reported the highest number of annual deaths (n = 281) related to dengue virus infection in 2022 since the virus reappeared in the country in 2000…”
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Climate change and the rising incidence of vector-borne diseases globally by George, Angella M, Ansumana, Rashid, de Souza, Dziedzom K, Niyas, Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed, Zumla, Alimuddin, Bockarie, Moses J

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A community action network-based intervention for improving knowledge of zoonoses among wildlife hunters and traders in Epe, Lagos, Nigeria by Cadmus, Eniola O, Awosanya, Emmanuel J, Adesokan, Hezekiah K, Akinseye, Victor O, Olaleye, Funmilayo E, Morenikeji, Olajumoke A, Fawole, Oluwatosin E, Ansumana, Rashid, Ayinmode, Adekunle B, Oluwayelu, Daniel O, Cadmus, Simeon

“…The West Africa One Health project is a multi-country project designed to utilise the One Health approach and deploy the Community Action Networks (CAN), a…”
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Ecological correlates and predictors of Lassa fever incidence in Ondo State, Nigeria 2017–2021: an emerging urban trend by Cadmus, Simeon, Taiwo, Olalekan John, Akinseye, Victor, Cadmus, Eniola, Famokun, Gboyega, Fagbemi, Stephen, Ansumana, Rashid, Omoluabi, Anddy, Ayinmode, Adekunle, Oluwayelu, Daniel, Odemuyiwa, Solomon, Tomori, Oyewale

“…Lassa fever (LF) is prevalent in many West African countries, including Nigeria. Efforts to combat LF have primarily focused on rural areas where interactions…”
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COVID-19-Zoonosis or Emerging Infectious Disease? by Haider, Najmul, Rothman-Ostrow, Peregrine, Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf, Arruda, Liã Bárbara, Macfarlane-Berry, Laura, Elton, Linzy, Thomason, Margaret J, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Ansumana, Rashid, Kapata, Nathan, Mboera, Leonard, Rushton, Jonathan, McHugh, Timothy D, Heymann, David L, Zumla, Alimuddin, Kock, Richard A

“…The World Health Organization defines a zoonosis as any infection naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans. The pandemic of Coronavirus…”
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Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of diet and physical activity risk-factors for cardiovascular disease in Bo, Sierra Leone by Bockarie, Tahir, Odland, Maria Lisa, Wurie, Haja, Ansumana, Rashid, Lamin, Joseph, Witham, Miles, Oyebode, Oyinlola, Davies, Justine

“…Little is known about modifiable dietary and physical activity risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Sierra Leone. This information is critical to…”
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Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management among people 40 years of age and above in Bo, Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional study by Maria Lisa Odland, Khadija Gassama, Tahir Bockarie, Haja Wurie, Rashid Ansumana, Miles D. Witham, Oyinlola Oyebode, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Justine I. Davies

“…Introduction Access to care for cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) in low- and middle-income countries is limited. We aimed to describe the need and…”
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