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Complex interactions between malaria and malnutrition: a systematic literature review by Das, D, Grais, R F, Okiro, E A, Stepniewska, K, Mansoor, R, van der Kam, S, Terlouw, D J, Tarning, J, Barnes, K I, Guerin, P J

“…Despite substantial improvement in the control of malaria and decreased prevalence of malnutrition over the past two decades, both conditions remain heavy…”
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Evaluating drug resistance in visceral leishmaniasis: the challenges by Hendrickx, S, Guerin, P J, Caljon, G, Croft, S L, Maes, L

“…For decades antimonials were the drugs of choice for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but the recent emergence of resistance has made them…”
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Malaria control in India: A national perspective in a regional and global fight to eliminate malaria by Guerin, P, Dhorda, M, Ganguly, N, Sibley, C

“…Since the declaration of the vision of malaria eradication in 2007, the overall burden of malaria has been reduced substantially in many countries in the…”
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Unacceptably high mortality related to measles epidemics in Niger, Nigeria, and Chad by Grais, R F, Dubray, C, Gerstl, S, Guthmann, J P, Djibo, A, Nargaye, K D, Coker, J, Alberti, K P, Cochet, A, Ihekweazu, C, Nathan, N, Payne, L, Porten, K, Sauvageot, D, Schimmer, B, Fermon, F, Burny, M E, Hersh, B S, Guerin, P J

“…Despite the comprehensive World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) measles mortality-reduction strategy and the Measles…”
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Ceftriaxone as effective as long-acting chloramphenicol in short-course treatment of meningococcal meningitis during epidemics: a randomised non-inferiority study by Nathan, N, Borel, T, Djibo, A, Evans, D, Djibo, S, Corty, JF, Guillerm, M, Alberti, KP, Pinoges, L, Guerin, PJ, Legros, D

“…In sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s, more than 600 000 people had epidemic meningococcal meningitis, of whom 10% died. The current recommended treatment by WHO…”
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Sputum, sex and scanty smears: new case definition may reduce sex disparities in smear-positive tuberculosis by RAMSAY, A, BONNET, M, GAGNIDZE, L, GITHUI, W, VARAINE, F, GUERIN, P. J

“…SETTING: Urban clinic, Nairobi.OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of specimen quality and different smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) case (SPC) definitions on…”
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A Large Outbreak of Hepatitis E among a Displaced Population in Darfur, Sudan, 2004: The Role of Water Treatment Methods by Guthmann, Jean-Paul, Klovstad, Hilde, Boccia, Delia, Hamid, Nuha, Pinoges, Loretxu, Nizou, Jacques-Yves, Tatay, Mercedes, Diaz, Francisco, Moren, Alain, Grais, Rebecca Freeman, Ciglenecki, Iza, Nicand, Elisabeth, Guerin, Philippe Jean

“…Background. The conflict in Darfur, Sudan, was responsible for the displacement of 1.8 million civilians. We investigated a large outbreak of hepatitis E virus…”
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Drug policy for visceral leishmaniasis: a cost‐effectiveness analysis by Vanlerberghe, V., Diap, G., Guerin, P. J., Meheus, F., Gerstl, S., Stuyft, P. Van der, Boelaert, M.

“…Summary Objective  To facilitate the choice of the best visceral leishmaniasis (VL) treatment strategy for first‐line health services in (VL)‐endemic areas, we…”
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Tuberculosis treatment in a refugee and migrant population: 20 years of experience on the Thai-Burmese border by MINETTI, A, CAMELIQUE, O, HSA THAW, K, THI, S, SWADDIWUDHIPONG, W, HEWISON, C, PINOGES, L, BONNET, M, GUERIN, P. J

“…SETTING: Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it remains a major global health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality among…”
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Lumefantrine in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women With Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Uganda by Kloprogge, F, Piola, P, Dhorda, M, Muwanga, S, Turyakira, E, Apinan, S, Lindegårdh, N, Nosten, F, Day, NPJ, White, NJ, Guerin, PJ, Tarning, J

“…Pregnancy alters the pharmacokinetic properties of many antimalarial compounds. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties of…”
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Added value of bleach sedimentation microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis: a cost-effectiveness study by Bonnet, M, Tajahmady, A, Hepple, P, Ramsay, A, Githui, W, Gagdnidze, L, Guérin, P J, Varaine, F

“…SETTING: Bleach sedimentation is a method used to increase the diagnostic yield of sputum microscopy for countries with a high prevalence of human…”
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Reducing the number of sputum samples examined and thresholds for positivity: an opportunity to optimise smear microscopy by BONNET, M, RAMSAY, A, GAGNIDZE, L, GITHUI, W, GUERIN, P. J, VARAINE, F

“…SETTING: Urban health clinic, Nairobi.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact on tuberculosis (TB) case detection and laboratory workload of reducing the number of…”
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Exploring the time to intervene with a reactive mass vaccination campaign in measles epidemics by GRAIS, R. F., DE RADIGUÈS, X., DUBRAY, C., FERMON, F., GUERIN, P. J.

“…The current WHO policy during measles outbreaks focuses on case management rather than reactive vaccination campaigns in urban areas of resource-poor countries…”
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Outbreak of Salmonella Livingstone infection in Norway and Sweden due to contaminated processed fish products by GUERIN, P. J., DE JONG, B., HEIR, E., HASSELTVEDT, V., KAPPERUD, G., STYRMO, K., GONDROSEN, B., LASSEN, J., ANDERSSON, Y., AAVITSLAND, P.

“…In Europe, the number of reported sporadic human cases of Salmonella Livingstone infection is low, and outbreaks are rare. We report the largest S. Livingstone…”
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Estimating transmission intensity for a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger: lessons for intervention by Grais, R.F., Ferrari, M.J., Dubray, C., Bjørnstad, O.N., Grenfell, B.T., Djibo, A., Fermon, F., Guerin, P.J.

“…The objective of this study is to estimate the effective reproductive ratio for the 2003–2004 measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger. Using the results of a…”
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Communicable disease control in a migrant seasonal workers population: A case study in Norway by GUERIN, P. J, VOLD, L, AAVITSLAND, P

“…Reliable data on the health status of migrant seasonal workers in Europe is scarce. Access to public health care for this population depends on national…”
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High sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex ® latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during a clinical trial in Niger by Borel, T., Rose, A.M.C., Guillerm, M., Sidikou, F., Gerstl, S., Djibo, A., Nathan, N., Chanteau, S., Guerin, P.J.

“…There is a great need for a rapid diagnostic test to guide vaccine choice during outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis in resource-poor countries. During a…”
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Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in Son La province, northern Vietnam by Tran, H.H., Bjune, G., Nguyen, B.M., Rottingen, J.A., Grais, R.F., Guerin, P.J.

“…Between July and December 2002, we undertook a hospital-based case–control study to identify risk factors associated with typhoid fever in Son La province,…”
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The Vivax Surveyor: Online mapping database for Plasmodium vivax clinical trials by Commons, R.J., Thriemer, K., Humphreys, G., Suay, I., Sibley, C.H., Guerin, P.J., Price, R.N.

“…Recurrent P. vivax infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although radical cure can reduce recurrent infection, it is confounded…”
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Emerging Salmonella Enteritidis anaerogenic phage type 14b: outbreak in Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish travellers returning from Greece by Guerin, P J, Nygard, K, Siitonen, A, Vold, L, Kuusi, M, de Jong, B, Rottingen, J A, Alvseike, O, Olsson, A, Lassen, J, Andersson, Y, Aavitsland, P

“…In July 2001, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet, FHI) reported a cluster of Salmonella Enteritidis of phage type 14b infections…”
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