Determinants of antibody persistence across doses and continents after single-dose rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination for Ebola virus disease: an observational cohort study by Huttner, A, Agnandji, S, Combescure, C, Fernandes, J, Bache, E, Kabwende, L, Ndungu, F, Brosnahan, J, Monath, T, Lemaître, B, Grillet, S, Botto, M, Engler, O, Portmann, J, Siegrist, D, Bejon, P, Silvera, P, Kremsner, P, Siegrist, C, Krishna, S, Addo, M, Becker, S, Krähling, V, Njuguna, P, Kieny, M, Ahmed, R, Anderson, J, Auderset, F, Borgianni, L, Ciabattini, A, Haks, M, Harandi, A, Heppner, D, Gerlini, A, Medaglini, D, Ottenhoff, T, Pejoski, D, Page, M, Pozzi, G, Santoro, F, Dubey, S, Fernandes, J, Nakaya, H, Orourke, F, Pozzi, G, Rothenberger, S

“…Trials and the observational study were registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Geneva: NCT02287480 and NCT02933931; Kilifi: NCT02296983) and the Pan-African Clinical Trials Registry (Lambaréné PACTR201411000919191). …”

Biomass burning CO, PM and fuel consumption per unit burned area estimates derived across Africa using geostationary SEVIRI fire radiative power and Sentinel-5P CO data by H. M. Nguyen, H. M. Nguyen, J. He, J. He, M. J. Wooster, M. J. Wooster, M. J. Wooster

“…We use the FREM-derived CO emission coefficients to produce a pan-African CO fire emission inventory spanning 2004 to 2019. …”
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Dynamics of malaria vector composition and Plasmodium falciparum infection in mainland Tanzania: 2017–2021 data from the national malaria vector entomological surveillance by Charles D. Mwalimu, Samson Kiware, Rosemary Nshama, Yahya Derua, Pendael Machafuko, Peter Gitanya, Winfred Mwafongo, Jubilate Bernard, Basiliana Emidi, Victor Mwingira, Robert Malima, Victoria Githu, Brian Masanja, Yeromin Mlacha, Patrick Tungu, Bilali Kabula, Edward Sambu, Bernard Batengana, Johnson Matowo, Nicodem Govella, Prosper Chaki, Samwel Lazaro, Naomi Serbantez, Jovin Kitau, Stephen M. Magesa, William N. Kisinza

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Effects on childhood infections of promoting safe and hygienic complementary-food handling practices through a community-based programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial in a... by Semira Manaseki-Holland, Buba Manjang, Karla Hemming, James T Martin, Christopher Bradley, Louise Jackson, Makie Taal, Om Prasad Gautam, Francesca Crowe, Bakary Sanneh, Jeroen Ensink, Tim Stokes, Tim Stokes, Sandy Cairncross

“…<h4>Trial registration</h4>The trial was registered on the 17th October 2014 with the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry in South Africa with number (PACTR201410000859336) and 32-month follow-up as an amendment to the trial.…”
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Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in people living with and without HIV in South Africa: an interim analysis of a randomised, do... by Madhi, SA, Koen, AL, Izu, A, Fairlie, L, Cutland, CL, Baillie, V, Padayachee, SD, Dheda, K, Barnabas, SL, Bhorat, QE, Briner, C, Aley, PK, Bhikha, S, Hermanus, T, Horne, E, Jose, A, Kgagudi, P, Lambe, T, Masenya, M, Masilela, M, Mkhize, N, Moultrie, A, Mukendi, CK, Moyo-Gwete, T, Nana, AJ, Nzimande, A, Patel, F, Rhead, S, Taoushanis, C, Thombrayil, A, van Eck, S, Voysey, M, Villafana, TL, Vekemans, J, Gilbert, SC, Pollard, AJ, Moore, PL, Kwatra, G

“…This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04444674, and the Pan African Clinicals Trials Registry, PACTR202006922165132. …”

Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine in preventing Ebola virus disease: final results from the Guinea ring vaccination, open-label, cluster-randomised trial (Ebol... by Henao-Restrepo, A, Camacho, A, Longini, I, Watson, C, Edmunds, W, Egger, M, Carroll, M, Dean, N, Diatta, I, Doumbia, M, Draguez, B, Duraffour, S, Enwere, G, Grais, R, Gunther, S, Gsell, P, Hossmann, S, Watle, S, Kondé, M, Kéïta, S, Kone, S, Kuisma, E, Levine, M, Mandal, S, Mauget, T, Norheim, G, Riveros, X, Soumah, A, Trelle, S, Vicari, A, Røttingen, J, Kieny, M

“…This trial is registered with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry, number PACTR201503001057193.In the randomised part of the trial we identified 4539 contacts and contacts of contacts in 51 clusters randomly assigned to immediate vaccination (of whom 3232 were eligible, 2151 consented, and 2119 were immediately vaccinated) and 4557 contacts and contacts of contacts in 47 clusters randomly assigned to delayed vaccination (of whom 3096 were eligible, 2539 consented, and 2041 were vaccinated 21 days after randomisation). …”

A new WHO bottle bioassay method to assess the susceptibility of mosquito vectors to public health insecticides: results from a WHO-coordinated multi-centre study by Vincent Corbel, Mara D. Kont, Martha Liliana Ahumada, Laura Andréo, Bazoma Bayili, Koama Bayili, Basil Brooke, Jesús A. Pinto Caballero, Ben Lambert, Thomas S. Churcher, Stephane Duchon, Josiane Etang, Adriana E. Flores, Kasinathan Gunasekaran, Waraporn Juntarajumnong, Matt Kirby, Rachel Davies, Rosemary Susan Lees, Audrey Lenhart, José Bento Pereira Lima, Ademir J. Martins, Pie Müller, Raphael N’Guessan, Corine Ngufor, Giorgio Praulins, Martha Quinones, Kamaraju Raghavendra, Vaishali Verma, Adanan Che Rus, Michael Samuel, Koou Sin Ying, Sungsit Sungvornyothin, Sreehari Uragayala, Raman Velayudhan, Rajpal S. Yadav

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