Search Results - "Esso, Linda"
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Evaluation of the mpox surveillance system in Cameroon from 2018 to 2022: a laboratory cross-sectional study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (10-09-2024)“…Formal assessment of a surveillance system's features and its ability to achieve objectives is crucial for disease control and prevention. Since the…”
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Concurrent Clade I and Clade II Monkeypox Virus Circulation, Cameroon, 1979-2022
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2024)“…During 1979-2022, Cameroon recorded 32 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases among 137 suspected mpox cases identified by the national surveillance network. The…”
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Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 reveals highest severity and mortality of delta over other variants: evidence from Cameroon
Published in Scientific reports (08-12-2023)“…While the SARS-CoV-2 dynamic has been described globally, there is a lack of data from Sub-Saharan Africa. We herein report the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lineages…”
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Dynamic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Cameroon between 2021 and 2022
Published in Journal of public health in Africa (24-10-2024)“…Background: Little is known about attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa, where immunisation coverage is the lowest in the world.Aim: The…”
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Serologic response to SARS-CoV-2 in an African population
Published in Scientific African (01-07-2021)“…Official case counts suggest Africa has not seen the expected burden of COVID-19 as predicted by international health agencies, and the proportion of…”
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Measles: the long walk to elimination drawn out by COVID-19
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Case 1-2024: A 25-Year-Old Pregnant Woman with Bleeding after a Snakebite
Published in The New England journal of medicine (11-01-2024)“…A 25-year-old pregnant woman presented to the emergency department of the Poli District Hospital in Cameroon with vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, and leg…”
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Performance and operational feasibility of antigen and antibody rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in Cameroon: a clinical, prospective, diagnostic accuracy study
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-08-2021)“…Real-time PCR is recommended to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, PCR availability is restricted in most countries. Rapid diagnostic tests are considered…”
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Generating the evidence to support the establishment of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus surveillance system in Cameroon: A study protocol
Published in PloS one (11-06-2024)“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the major pathogens frequently associated with severe respiratory tract infections in younger children and older…”
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Implementation of targeted cholera response activities, Cameroon
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-03-2023)“…To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi district,…”
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Cameroon's bold response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the first and second waves
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-08-2021)“…The Cameroonian government has made calculated decisions, including contextualised mitigation measures, a bold testing strategy incorporating rapid diagnostic…”
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Implementation of targeted cholera response activities, Cameroon/Mise en reuvre d'actions ciblees de lutte contre le cholera au Cameroun/ Implementacion de actividades especificas de respuesta al colera en Camerun
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-03-2023)“…Objective To describe the implementation of case-area targeted interventions to reduce cholera transmission using a rapid, localized response in Kribi…”
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The Detection of Influenza Virus Before and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Cameroon
Published in Influenza and other respiratory viruses (01-05-2024)“…ABSTRACT Background Influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) are both respiratory viruses with similar clinical…”
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How mental health care is changing in Cameroon because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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PA-581 Population-based surveillance of anti-sars-cov-2 antibodies according to vaccine-status in Cameroon: evidence from the EDCTP perfect-study
Published in BMJ global health (17-12-2023)“…BackgroundAnti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine remains a global health priority but there is scarcity of evidence on post-vaccine response from sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Coding-Complete Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Relatedness of a SARS-CoV-2 Strain Detected in March 2020 in Cameroon
Published in Microbiology resource announcements (11-03-2021)“…We describe the coding-complete genome sequence of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain obtained in Cameroon from a…”
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Performance characteristics of INDICAID antigen rapid diagnostic test on SARS-CoV-2 samples during the omicron wave in Cameroon
Published in Heliyon (15-05-2024)“…WHO recommends the use of COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT) with at least 80 % sensitivity and 97 % specificity. In the era of Omicron variants,…”
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Current knowledge of human Mpox viral infection among healthcare workers in Cameroon calls for capacity-strengthening for pandemic preparedness
Published in Frontiers in public health (12-03-2024)“…An increased incidence of human Monkeypox (Mpox) cases was recently observed worldwide, including in Cameroon. To ensure efficient preparedness and…”
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XBB.1, BQ1.1 and atypical BA.4.6/XBB.1 recombinants predominate current SARS-CoV-2 Wavelets with flu-like symptoms in Cameroon: A snapshot from genomic surveillance
Published in PLOS global public health (2024)“…As of December 2022, Cameroon had observed a slight resurgence of COVID-19, raising concerns on genomic surveillance of related-SARS-CoV-2 variants under…”
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