Locally confined clonal complexes of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> in two Buruli ulcer endemic regions of Cameroon (Publications)
majority of notified patients come from West African countries, such as Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Cameroon. All clinical isolates of M. ulcerans from these countries are closely related and their genomes [...] epidemiological study with clinical isolates from patients from two distinct BU endemic regions of Cameroon, the Nyong and the Mape river basins. Whole genome sequencing of the M. ulcerans strains from these
Mapping how information about childhood vaccination is communicated in two regions of Cameroon: what is done and where are the gaps? (Publications)
taxonomy and produced a map of Cameroon-specific interventions, which we presented to local stakeholders for feedback. RESULTS: Our map of the interventions used in Cameroon suggests that most childhood [...] objectives were: (1) to identify the vaccination communication interventions used in two regions of Cameroon; (2) to apply the COMMVAC taxonomy, a global taxonomy of vaccination communication interventions [...] qualitative methods to identify communication strategies in the Central and...
African 1, an epidemiologically important clonal complex of <em>Mycobacterium bovis</em> dominant in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad (Publications)
clonal complex were found at high frequency in population samples of M. bovis from cattle in Mali, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Chad, and using a combination of variable-number tandem repeat typing and spoligotyping
Tolerability and efficacy of a pediatric granule formulation of artesunate-mefloquine in young children from Cameroon with uncomplicated falciparum... (Publications)
A fixed-dose pediatric formulation of artesunate and mefloquine (Artequin Pediatric) has been developed. In this open, non-comparative study in Cameroonian children with uncomplicated falciparum malar
Community health outreach program of the Chad-Cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project (Publications)
on institutional-capacity building, integration, and sustainability. In countries like Chad and Cameroon, there are serious shortages of well-qualified health personnel. The CHOP described in this article
Buruli ulcer in Cameroon: the development and impact of the National Control Programme (Publications)
ed and BU research and education has gained more interest in Cameroon. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Although institutional BU control Cameroon only began 30 years after the first cases were reported in 1969 [...] BACKGROUND: Cameroon is endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) and organised institutional BU control began in 2002. The objective was to describe the evolution, achievements and challenges of the national BU control [...] METHODS: We analysed collated data on BU from 2001 to 2014 and reviewed...
Incidence and types of adverse events during mass vaccination campaign with the meningococcal A conjugate vaccine (MENAFRIVACTM) in Cameroon (Publications)
CONCLUSION: Incidence and types of AEFI reported during MenAfriVacTM vaccination campaign organized in Cameroon in 2012 did not suggest concern regarding the vaccine safety. Differences in frequency of AEFIs
