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Vaccinating against monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Petersen, Brett W., Kabamba, Joelle, McCollum, Andrea M., Lushima, Robert Shongo, Wemakoy, Emile Okitolonda, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Nguete, Beatrice, Hughes, Christine M., Monroe, Benjamin P., Reynolds, Mary G.

“…Healthcare-associated transmission of monkeypox has been observed on multiple occasions in areas where the disease is endemic. Data collected by the US Centers…”
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Creating a Framework for Conducting Randomized Clinical Trials during Disease Outbreaks by Dean, Natalie E, Gsell, Pierre-Stéphane, Brookmeyer, Ron, Crawford, Forrest W, Donnelly, Christl A, Ellenberg, Susan S, Fleming, Thomas R, Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Horby, Peter, Jaki, Thomas, Krause, Philip R, Longini, Ira M, Mulangu, Sabue, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Nason, Martha C, Smith, Peter G, Wang, Rui, Henao-Restrepo, Ana M, De Gruttola, Victor

“…As in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, global outbreaks of infectious illnesses often develop quickly and resolve in unpredictable ways. In this report,…”
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Ebola response and community engagement: how to build a bridge? by Ntumba, Harry César Kayembe, Bompangue, Didier, Situakibanza, Hippolyte, Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Ozer, Pierre

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Rapid Confirmation of the Zaire Ebola Virus in the Outbreak of the Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications for Public Health Interventions by Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide, Villabona-Arenas, Christian-Julian, Vidal, Nicole, Likofata, Jacques, Nsio-Mbeta, Justus, Makiala-Mandanda, Sheila, Mukadi, Daniel, Mukadi, Patrick, Kumakamba, Charles, Djokolo, Bathe, Ayouba, Ahidjo, Delaporte, Eric, Peeters, Martine, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve

“…Abstract Ten days after the declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapid identification of the species Zaire Ebola virus using…”
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Enhancing case definitions for surveillance of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Osadebe, Lynda, Hughes, Christine M, Shongo Lushima, Robert, Kabamba, Joelle, Nguete, Beatrice, Malekani, Jean, Pukuta, Elisabeth, Karhemere, Stomy, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Wemakoy Okitolonda, Emile, Reynolds, Mary G, McCollum, Andrea M

“…Human monkeypox (MPX) occurs at appreciable rates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) has a similar…”
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Demographic and Clinical Factors Affecting Pediatric Survival in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Tshimbombu, Tshibambe Nathanael, Fefe, Mapendo N, Shin, Minkyung, Kanter, John H, Crockett, Sarah C, Richard, Bahizire R, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques

“…Promoting children's health is challenging in underresourced regions, with worse outcomes in areas of sociopolitical instabilities. This encapsulates the…”
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Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1976-2014 by Rosello, Alicia, Mossoko, Mathias, Flasche, Stefan, Van Hoek, Albert Jan, Mbala, Placide, Camacho, Anton, Funk, Sebastian, Kucharski, Adam, Ilunga, Benoit Kebela, Edmunds, W John, Piot, Peter, Baguelin, Marc, Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe

“…The Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced the most outbreaks of Ebola virus disease since the virus' discovery in 1976. This article provides for…”
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Sachet water consumption as a risk factor for cholera in urban settings: Findings from a case control study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2017–2018 outbreak by Mbala-Kingebeni, Placide, Vogt, Florian, Miwanda, Berthe, Sundika, Tresor, Mbula, Nancy, Pankwa, Isaac, Lubula, Leopold, Vanlerberghe, Veerle, Magazani, Alain, Afoumbom, Mildred Tita, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques

“…Background Behavioural risk factors for cholera are well established in rural and semi-urban contexts, but not in densely populated mega-cities in Sub-Saharan…”
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Coronaviruses Are Abundant and Genetically Diverse in West and Central African Bats, including Viruses Closely Related to Human Coronaviruses by Meta Djomsi, Dowbiss, Lacroix, Audrey, Soumah, Abdoul Karim, Kinganda Lusamaki, Eddy, Mesdour, Asma, Raulino, Raisa, Esteban, Amandine, Ndong Bass, Innocent, Mba Djonzo, Flaubert Auguste, Goumou, Souana, Ndimbo-Kimugu, Simon Pierre, Lempu, Guy, Mbala Kingebeni, Placide, Bamuleka, Daniel Mukadi, Likofata, Jacques, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Toure, Abdoulaye, Mpoudi Ngole, Eitel, Kouanfack, Charles, Delaporte, Eric, Keita, Alpha Kabinet, Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve, Ayouba, Ahidjo, Peeters, Martine

“…Bats are at the origin of human coronaviruses, either directly or via an intermediate host. We tested swabs from 4597 bats (897 from the Democratic Republic of…”
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ebola Virus Disease Therapeutics by Mulangu, Sabue, Dodd, Lori E, Davey, Richard T, Tshiani Mbaya, Olivier, Proschan, Michael, Mukadi, Daniel, Lusakibanza Manzo, Mariano, Nzolo, Didier, Tshomba Oloma, Antoine, Ibanda, Augustin, Ali, Rosine, Coulibaly, Sinaré, Levine, Adam C, Grais, Rebecca, Diaz, Janet, Lane, H. Clifford, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, the PALM Writing Group

“…Ebola transmission has been ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo since August 2018. In this trial of MAb114, REGN-EB3, remdesivir, and ZMapp (as the…”
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Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention or Treatment of COVID-19 in Africa: Caution for Inappropriate Off-label Use in Healthcare Settings by Abena, Pascale M, Decloedt, Eric H, Bottieau, Emmanuel, Suleman, Fatima, Adejumo, Prisca, Sam-Agudu, Nadia A, Muyembe TamFum, Jean-Jacques, Seydi, Moussa, Eholie, Serge P, Mills, Edward J, Kallay, Oscar, Zumla, Alimuddin, Nachega, Jean B

“…The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 pandemic has spread to Africa, where nearly all countries have reported laboratory-confirmed cases of…”
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Control of Ebola virus disease outbreaks: Comparison of health care worker-targeted and community vaccination strategies by Robert, Alexis, Camacho, Anton, Edmunds, W. John, Baguelin, Marc, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Rosello, Alicia, Kéïta, Sakoba, Eggo, Rosalind M.

“…•Using data from 12 EVD outbreaks, we determined that there were two broad patterns of healthcare worker (HCW) infections.•Using an occupation-stratified…”
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G8 Rotavirus Strains Isolated in the Democratic Republic of Congo Belong to the DS-1-Like Genogroup by Matthijnssens, Jelle, Rahman, Mustafizur, Yang, Xuelei, Delbeke, Thomas, Arijs, Ingrid, Kabue, Jean-Pierre, Muyembe, Jean-Jacques Tamfum, Ranst, Marc Van

“…Several G8P[6] and G8P[8] rotavirus strains were isolated from hospitalized patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. To investigate their overall…”
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Gambiense human african trypanosomiasis and immunological memory: effect on phenotypic lymphocyte profiles and humoral immunity by Lejon, Veerle, Mumba Ngoyi, Dieudonné, Kestens, Luc, Boel, Luc, Barbé, Barbara, Kande Betu, Victor, van Griensven, Johan, Bottieau, Emmanuel, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Jacobs, Jan, Büscher, Philippe

“…In mice, experimental infection with Trypanosoma brucei causes decreased bone marrow B-cell development, abolished splenic B-cell maturation and loss of…”
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A Tale of Two Viruses: Coinfections of Monkeypox and Varicella Zoster Virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Hughes, Christine M, Liu, Lindy, Davidson, Whitni B, Radford, Kay W, Wilkins, Kimberly, Monroe, Benjamin, Metcalfe, Maureen G, Likafi, Toutou, Lushima, Robert Shongo, Kabamba, Joelle, Nguete, Beatrice, Malekani, Jean, Pukuta, Elisabeth, Karhemere, Stomy, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Okitolonda Wemakoy, Emile, Reynolds, Mary G, Schmid, D Scott, McCollum, Andrea M

“…Recent enhanced monkeypox (MPX) surveillance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where MPX is endemic, has uncovered multiple cases of MPX and varicella…”
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Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa: one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries by Mehtar, Shaheen, Preiser, Wolfgang, Lakhe, Ndèye Aissatou, Bousso, Abdoulaye, TamFum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Kallay, Oscar, Seydi, Moussa, Zumla, Alimuddin, Nachega, Jean B

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Clinical and Epidemiological Findings from Enhanced Monkeypox Surveillance in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo During 2011–2015 by Whitehouse, Erin R, Bonwitt, Jesse, Hughes, Christine M, Lushima, Robert Shongo, Likafi, Toutou, Nguete, Beatrice, Kabamba, Joelle, Monroe, Benjamin, Doty, Jeffrey B, Nakazawa, Yoshinori, Damon, Inger, Malekani, Jean, Davidson, Whitni, Wilkins, Kimberly, Li, Yu, Radford, Kay W, Schmid, D Scott, Pukuta, Elisabeth, Muyamuna, Elisabeth, Karhemere, Stomy, Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Okitolonda, Emile Wemakoy, McCollum, Andrea M, Reynolds, Mary G

“…In epidemiological data from 1057 polymerase chain reaction–confirmed monkeypox cases, increased incidence coincided with declining smallpox vaccine–derived…”
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Immunogenicity of Fractional-Dose Vaccine during a Yellow Fever Outbreak — Final Report by Casey, Rebecca M, Harris, Jennifer B, Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve, Dixon, Meredith G, Kizito, Gabriel M, Nsele, Pierre M, Umutesi, Grace, Laven, Janeen, Kosoy, Olga, Paluku, Gilson, Gueye, Abdou S, Hyde, Terri B, Ewetola, Raimi, Sheria, Guylain K.M, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Staples, J. Erin

“…To counter a limited global supply of yellow fever vaccine, the use of a fractional dose of vaccine (one fifth of the standard dose) during an outbreak in the…”
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The national and provincial burden of medically attended influenza‐associated influenza‐like illness and severe acute respiratory illness in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2013‐2015 by Babakazo, Pélagie, Lubula, Léopold, Disasuani, Wally, Manya, Léonie Kitoko, Nkwembe, Edith, Mitongo, Naomi, Kavunga‐Membo, Hugo, Changachanga, Jean‐Claude, Muhemedi, Saleh, Ilunga, Benoit Kebela, Wemakoy, Emile Okitolonda, Tamfum, Jean‐Jacques Muyembe, Kabamba‐Tshilobo, Joelle, Tempia, Stefano

“…Background Estimates of influenza‐associated outpatient consultations and hospitalizations are severely limited in low‐ and middle‐income countries, especially…”
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Rapid metagenomic identification of viral pathogens in clinical samples by real-time nanopore sequencing analysis by Greninger, Alexander L, Naccache, Samia N, Federman, Scot, Yu, Guixia, Mbala, Placide, Bres, Vanessa, Stryke, Doug, Bouquet, Jerome, Somasekar, Sneha, Linnen, Jeffrey M, Dodd, Roger, Mulembakani, Prime, Schneider, Bradley S, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Stramer, Susan L, Chiu, Charles Y

“…We report unbiased metagenomic detection of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Ebola virus (EBOV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) from four human blood samples by MinION…”
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