[HTML][HTML] Emerging infectious diseases in Africa in the 21st century

F Fenollar, O Mediannikov - New microbes and new infections, 2018 - Elsevier
Many infectious diseases have emerged or reemerged in Africa in the 21st century. Some of
them are associated with newly discovered microorganisms such as Rickettsia felis and …

Characterization of immunization secondary analyses using demographic and health surveys (DHS) and multiple indicator cluster surveys (MICS), 2006–2018

Y Huang, MC Danovaro-Holliday - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Infant immunization coverage worldwide has plateaued at about 85%. Using
existing survey data to conduct analyses beyond estimating coverage may help …

The trend of full vaccination coverage in infants and inequalities by wealth quintile and maternal education: analysis from four recent demographic and health surveys …

K Acharya, YR Paudel, D Dharel - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite policy intention to reach disadvantaged populations, inequalities in
health care resource use and health outcomes persist in Nepal. The current study aimed to …

Use of a rapid digital microfluidics-powered immunoassay for assessing measles and rubella infection and immunity in outbreak settings in the Democratic Republic of …

AK Knipes, A Summers, AA Sklavounos, J Lamanna… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a high measles incidence despite
elimination efforts and has yet to introduce rubella vaccine. We evaluated the performance …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccine delay and its association with undervaccination in children in Sub-Saharan Africa

CB Janusz, M Frye, MK Mutua, AL Wagner… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Improving the timeliness and completion of vaccination is the key to reducing
under-5 childhood mortality. This study examines the prevalence of delayed vaccination for …

[HTML][HTML] Less than one-fifth of Ethiopian children were vaccinated for measles second dose; evidence from the Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey 2019

AG Muluneh, MW Merid, B Tigabu, MG Ferede… - Vaccine: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethiopia introduced the measles second dose vaccine from the routine expanded
immunization program in 2018. Shreds of evidence are scarce on the measles second dose …

Cobertura y factores asociados a la vacunación contra el sarampión en niños de 12 a 59 meses en Perú: estimación basada en la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud …

K Vásquez-Uriarte, JA Ninatanta Ortiz… - Revista Peruana de …, 2020 - SciELO Public Health
Objetivos. Estimar la cobertura y determinar los factores asociados a la vacunación contra el
sarampión en Perú. Materiales y métodos. Realizamos un estudio de fuente secundaria …

Effect of vaccine reminder and tracker bracelets on routine childhood immunization coverage and timeliness in urban Pakistan (2017-18): a randomized controlled trial

DA Siddiqi, RF Ali, M Munir, MT Shah, AJ Khan… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Inability to track children's vaccination history coupled with parents' lack of
awareness of vaccination due dates compounds the problem of low immunization coverage …

Ongoing measles in the developed and developing world

JD Cherry - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Measles is a vaccine-preventable illness. Nevertheless, in recent years, measles is still
endemic and epidemic in both the developed world and the developing world. The public …

Changes in childhood vaccination coverage over time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

VH Alfonso, A Bratcher, H Ashbaugh, R Doshi… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Despite increased vaccination rates, the burden, morbidity and mortality associated with
vaccine preventable diseases remains high. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo …