Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on June 23, 2009
Seasonal and regional dynamics of M. ulcerans transmission in environmental context: deciphering the role of water bugs as hosts and vectors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2010) 1.89
Whole genome comparisons suggest random distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans genotypes in a Buruli ulcer endemic region of Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 1.51
Geographic distribution, age pattern and sites of lesions in a cohort of Buruli ulcer patients from the Mapé Basin of Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 1.42
The mycetoma knowledge gap: identification of research priorities. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 1.32
Mycobacterium ulcerans ecological dynamics and its association with freshwater ecosystems and aquatic communities: results from a 12-month environmental survey in Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 1.13
What role do traditional beliefs play in treatment seeking and delay for Buruli ulcer disease?--insights from a mixed methods study in Cameroon. PLoS One (2012) 1.11
Spatio-temporal patterns and landscape-associated risk of Buruli ulcer in Akonolinga, Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 1.10
Intervene before leaving: clustered lot quality assurance sampling to monitor vaccination coverage at health district level before the end of a yellow fever and measles vaccination campaign in Sierra Leone in 2009. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.03
Impact of human immunodeficiency virus on the severity of buruli ulcer disease: results of a retrospective study in cameroon. Open Forum Infect Dis (2014) 1.00
Where the road ends, yaws begins? The cost-effectiveness of eradication versus more roads. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 0.94
Burden of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) and the underreporting ratio in the territory of Songololo, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 0.88
Neglected Actors in Neglected Tropical Diseases Research: Historical Perspectives on Health Workers and Contemporary Buruli Ulcer Research in Ayos, Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.85
Clinical Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer from Benin (2005-2013): Effect of Time-Delay to Diagnosis on Clinical Forms and Severe Phenotypes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 0.83
Economic inequality caused by feedbacks between poverty and the dynamics of a rare tropical disease: the case of Buruli ulcer in sub-Saharan Africa. Proc Biol Sci (2015) 0.80
Differential Diagnosis of Skin Ulcers in a Mycobacterium ulcerans Endemic Area: Data from a Prospective Study in Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.75
The "Buruli Score": Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Individuals with Ulcerative Skin Lesions, Akonolinga, Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.75
Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: results of a pilot case study in three rural districts. Infect Dis Poverty (2016) 0.75
Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Lancet (1999) 4.52
Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: control, diagnosis, and treatment. Lancet Infect Dis (2006) 2.73
Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon rediscovered. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 2.29
Risk factors for buruli ulcer: a case control study in Cameroon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2007) 1.90
An outreach education and treatment project in Ghana for the early stage of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2003) 1.44
A field trial of a survey method for estimating the coverage of selective feeding programmes. Bull World Health Organ (2005) 1.37
Buruli ulcer disease. Wkly Epidemiol Rec (2004) 1.00
Multinational impact of the 1968 Hong Kong influenza pandemic: evidence for a smoldering pandemic. J Infect Dis (2005) 4.75
Recommendations for surveillance of transmitted HIV drug resistance in countries scaling up antiretroviral treatment. Antivir Ther (2008) 3.35
The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature (2008) 3.35
Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: control, diagnosis, and treatment. Lancet Infect Dis (2006) 2.73
Routine Amoxicillin for Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children. N Engl J Med (2016) 2.72
Key issues in the success of community-based management of severe malnutrition. Food Nutr Bull (2006) 2.34
Rapid assessment of Schistosoma mansoni: the validity, applicability and cost-effectiveness of the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling method in Uganda. Trop Med Int Health (2005) 2.34
Estimates of measles case fatality ratios: a comprehensive review of community-based studies. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 2.28
Use of Vibrio cholerae vaccine in an outbreak in Guinea. N Engl J Med (2014) 2.24
Moxifloxacin for Buruli ulcer/HIV coinfected patients: kill two birds with one stone? AIDS (2013) 2.05
Strategies for containing a global influenza pandemic. Vaccine (2006) 1.96
Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria. Malar J (2009) 1.86
The case for reactive mass oral cholera vaccinations. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.70
Prioritization of influenza pandemic vaccination to minimize years of life lost. J Infect Dis (2008) 1.69
Measuring the performance of vaccination programs using cross-sectional surveys: a likelihood framework and retrospective analysis. PLoS Med (2011) 1.57
Evaluation of the benefits and risks of introducing Ebola community care centers, Sierra Leone. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 1.56
Late vaccination reinforcement during a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger (2003-2004). Vaccine (2006) 1.53
Longitudinal study of trachomatous trichiasis in The Gambia: barriers to acceptance of surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2002) 1.53
A long-lasting measles epidemic in Maroua, Cameroon 2008-2009: mass vaccination as response to the epidemic. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.45
Rural-urban gradient in seasonal forcing of measles transmission in Niger. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 1.45
A comparison of cluster and systematic sampling methods for measuring crude mortality. Bull World Health Organ (2006) 1.44
Medication sales and syndromic surveillance, France. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.42
Lessons and challenges for measles control from unexpected large outbreak, Malawi. Emerg Infect Dis (2013) 1.40
Poliomyelitis outbreak, Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010-February 2011. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 1.39
First outbreak response using an oral cholera vaccine in Africa: vaccine coverage, acceptability and surveillance of adverse events, Guinea, 2012. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 1.37
Feasibility of mass vaccination campaign with oral cholera vaccines in response to an outbreak in Guinea. PLoS Med (2013) 1.29
Trauma-related psychological disorders among Palestinian children and adults in Gaza and West Bank, 2005-2008. Int J Ment Health Syst (2009) 1.23
Evaluation of psychological support for victims of sexual violence in a conflict setting: results from Brazzaville, Congo. Int J Ment Health Syst (2009) 1.23
Assessment of the PROBIT approach for estimating the prevalence of global, moderate and severe acute malnutrition from population surveys. Public Health Nutr (2012) 1.19
Prognostic accuracy of WHO growth standards to predict mortality in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger. PLoS Med (2009) 1.17
Integrating mental health into primary care for displaced populations: the experience of Mindanao, Philippines. Confl Health (2011) 1.16
Health care seeking behavior for diarrhea in children under 5 in rural Niger: results of a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.15
Key strategies for reducing spread of avian influenza among commercial poultry holdings: lessons for transmission to humans. Proc Biol Sci (2006) 1.15
Urban cholera transmission hotspots and their implications for reactive vaccination: evidence from Bissau city, Guinea bissau. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.14
Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method. PLoS One (2009) 1.14
Factors associated with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia in Jahun, Nigeria. Int J Womens Health (2013) 1.14
Increased dioxin-like compounds in the serum of women with peritoneal endometriosis and deep endometriotic (adenomyotic) nodules. Fertil Steril (2005) 1.10
A comparison of the programme coverage of two therapeutic feeding interventions implemented in neighbouring districts of Malawi. Public Health Nutr (2007) 1.09
Association of HIV infection and Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Benin. AIDS (2008) 1.08
Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006. PLoS One (2009) 1.07
Plasmodium prevalence and artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia: a cross-sectional population-based study. Malar J (2014) 1.07
Environmental and host-associated risk factors in endometriosis and deep endometriotic nodules: a matched case-control study. Environ Res (2006) 1.06
Does the effectiveness of control measures depend on the influenza pandemic profile? PLoS One (2008) 1.05
Reducing wasting in young children with preventive supplementation: a cohort study in Niger. Pediatrics (2010) 1.04
Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2009) 1.04
Effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food compared to a corn/soy-blend-based pre-mix for the treatment of childhood moderate acute malnutrition in Niger. J Trop Pediatr (2010) 1.04
Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo: an outbreak description from Katanga, 2010-2011. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 1.03
Using mid-upper arm circumference to end treatment of severe acute malnutrition leads to higher weight gains in the most malnourished children. PLoS One (2013) 1.02
Measles outbreak response immunization is context-specific: insight from the recent experience of Médecins Sans Frontières. PLoS Med (2013) 1.02
Determinants of coverage in community-based therapeutic care programmes: towards a joint quantitative and qualitative analysis. Disasters (2009) 1.02
Challenges in measuring measles case fatality ratios in settings without vital registration. Emerg Themes Epidemiol (2010) 1.01
A new method to estimate mortality in crisis-affected and resource-poor settings: validation study. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.01
The Colombian conflict: a description of a mental health program in the Department of Tolima. Confl Health (2009) 1.00
Should outbreak response immunization be recommended for measles outbreaks in middle- and low-income countries? An update. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.00
Assessing antimalarial efficacy in a time of change to artemisinin-based combination therapies: the role of Médecins Sans Frontières. PLoS Med (2008) 0.98
Modeling spatial and temporal transmission of foot-and-mouth disease in France: identification of high-risk areas. Vet Res (2005) 0.97
Optimisation of the T-square sampling method to estimate population sizes. Emerg Themes Epidemiol (2007) 0.96
Caseload, management and treatment outcomes of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus in a primary health care programme in an informal setting. Trop Med Int Health (2014) 0.96
Infections in children admitted with complicated severe acute malnutrition in Niger. PLoS One (2013) 0.95
Comparison of Goldmann applanation tonometry with the Tonopen for measuring intraocular pressure in a population-based glaucoma survey in rural West Bengal. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2002) 0.94
Relationship between body composition and blood pressure in Bahraini adolescents. Br J Nutr (2003) 0.92
Cost-effectiveness of the community-based management of severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in southern Bangladesh. Health Policy Plan (2012) 0.92
Clinical features and management of a severe paradoxical reaction associated with combined treatment of Buruli ulcer and HIV co-infection. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.92
Mental disorders, disability and treatment gap in a protracted refugee setting. Br J Psychiatry (2013) 0.91
Description and consequences of sexual violence in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2011) 0.91
Obstacles to cardiovascular prevention in general practice. Acta Cardiol (2004) 0.91
Effect of mass supplementation with ready-to-use supplementary food during an anticipated nutritional emergency. PLoS One (2012) 0.91
Intra-household use and acceptability of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods distributed in Niger between July and December 2010. Appetite (2012) 0.90
Reactive vaccination as an effective tool for measles outbreak control in measles mortality reduction settings, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005-2006. Int Health (2010) 0.90
Acute malnutrition and under-5 mortality, northeastern part of India. J Trop Pediatr (2010) 0.90
Rotavirus surveillance in urban and rural areas of Niger, April 2010-March 2012. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 0.89
Performance of small cluster surveys and the clustered LQAS design to estimate local-level vaccination coverage in Mali. Emerg Themes Epidemiol (2012) 0.88
Estimates of the duration of untreated acute malnutrition in children from Niger. Am J Epidemiol (2011) 0.87
Prevalence and risk factors of Lassa seropositivity in inhabitants of the forest region of Guinea: a cross-sectional study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 0.87
Reaching hard-to-reach individuals: Nonselective versus targeted outbreak response vaccination for measles. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 0.87
Maternal and child nutrition. Lancet (2013) 0.84
Short and longer-term psychological consequences of Operation Cast Lead: documentation from a mental health program in the Gaza Strip. Confl Health (2012) 0.83
The value of and challenges for cholera vaccines in Africa. J Infect Dis (2013) 0.83
Comparison of the new World Health Organization growth standards and the National Center for Health Statistics growth reference regarding mortality of malnourished children treated in a 2006 nutrition program in Niger. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2009) 0.82
Local discrepancies in measles vaccination opportunities: results of population-based surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.81
Burden of visceral leishmaniasis in villages of eastern Gedaref State, Sudan: an exhaustive cross-sectional survey. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 0.80
Against the odds: psychomotor development of children under 2 years in a Sudanese orphanage. J Trop Pediatr (2011) 0.79
Increased serum polychlorobiphenyl levels in Belgian women with adenomyotic nodules of the rectovaginal septum. Fertil Steril (2004) 0.79
Vitamin A deficiency in a Kenyan prison. Trop Med Int Health (2007) 0.79
Randomised evaluation of a specific training of general practitioners in cardiovascular prevention. Acta Cardiol (2005) 0.78
Use of a cholera rapid diagnostic test during a mass vaccination campaign in response to an epidemic in Guinea, 2012. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 0.78
A look back at an ongoing problem: Shigella dysenteriae type 1 epidemics in refugee settings in Central Africa (1993-1995). PLoS One (2009) 0.78
Chronic hepatitis B infection: long term comparison of children receiving interferon alpha and untreated controls. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr (2005) 0.78
Assessment of cadmium impregnation in women suffering from endometriosis: a preliminary study. Toxicol Lett (2004) 0.78
Evaluation and use of surveillance system data toward the identification of high-risk areas for potential cholera vaccination: a case study from Niger. BMC Res Notes (2012) 0.76
Detection Yield and Tolerability of String Test for Diagnosis of Childhood Intrathoracic Tuberculosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2016) 0.75
Case-Fatality Rates and Sequelae Resulting from Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Epidemic, Niger, 2015. Emerg Infect Dis (2016) 0.75
Amoxicillin for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children. N Engl J Med (2016) 0.75
Correction: The Impact of a One-Dose versus Two-Dose Oral Cholera Vaccine Regimen in Outbreak Settings: A Modeling Study. PLoS Med (2016) 0.75