A5085877284- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Malaria Research and Control
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
UCLouvain
2021
In Zambia, the true extent of SARS-CoV-2 infections is unknown because initial surveillance focused on patients with symptoms or severe disease. Antenatal sentinel had not been used to assess infection trends. The ANC COVID-19 study sought determine seroprevalence and vaccine uptake among pregnant women. We provide insight into implementation, challenges encountered, best practices, lessons learned. A repeated cross-sectional survey was implemented at 39 health facilities in four districts...
SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys help estimate the extent of transmission and guide allocation COVID-19 vaccines. We measured seroprevalence among women attending ANC clinics to assess exposure trends over time in Zambia. conducted repeated cross-sectional surveys pregnant aged 15-49 years their first visits four districts Zambia (two urban two rural) during September 2021-September 2022. Serologic testing was done using a multiplex bead assay which detects IgG antibodies nucleocapsid protein spike...
ABSTRACT Introduction Pregnant women are considered a high-risk group for COVID-19, and priority vaccination. Routine antenatal (ANC) care provides an opportunity to track trends factors associated with vaccine uptake. We sought evaluate COVID-19 uptake among pregnant attending ANC in Zambia. Methods conducted repeated cross-sectional study 39 public health facilities four districts Zambia from September 2021 2022. who were aged 15-49 years enrolled during their first visit. Every month, ∼20...
Abstract Background Pregnant women are an easily accessible population for HIV and malaria surveillance. The ANC COVID-19 Surveillance study sought to determine SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among pregnant in Zambia. We provide insight into the challenges, good practices, successes, lessons learned from surveillance study. Methods Between September 2021 2022, 39 health facilities four districts enrolled up 20 per month aged 15–49 years attending their first antenatal care visit. Consenting...
Pregnant women are considered a high-risk group for COVID-19, and priority vaccination. Routine antenatal care (ANC) provides an opportunity to track trends factors associated with vaccine uptake. We sought evaluate COVID-19 uptake among pregnant attending ANC assess the in Zambia. conducted repeated cross-sectional study 39 public health facilities four districts Zambia from September 2021 2022. who were aged 15-49 years enrolled during their first visit. Every month, ~20 per facility...
Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 serosurveys help estimate the extent of transmission and guide allocation COVID-19 vaccines. We measured seroprevalence among women attending ANC clinics to assess exposure trends over time in Zambia. Methods conducted repeated cross-sectional surveys pregnant aged 15-49 years their first visits four districts Zambia (two urban two rural) during September 2021-September 2022. Serologic testing was done using a multiplex bead assay which detects IgG antibodies...
Abstract Background Malaria community case management (CCM) can improve timely access to healthcare, and CCM programmes in sub-Saharan Africa are expanding from serving children under 5 years (CU5) only all ages. This report characterizes malaria the setting of an age-expanded programme Chadiza District, Zambia. Methods Thirty-three households each 73 eligible communities were randomly selected participate a household survey preceding trial proactive (NCT04839900). All members asked about...
In a preceding study, Kaposi sarcoma (KS) associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been found frequent in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 1.1. Aim To confirm previous clinical and histological diagnosis KS DRC on specimens biopsies sent to Belgium by immunohistochemistry. 1.2. Materials Methods On 142 from patients presumed 48 various vascular lesions, identification HHV-8 anti-HHV-8 antibody lymphatic endothelial cells anti-CD31 anti- D34 antibodies, were performed as...
Hepatitis B and D viruses are responsible for about 2 million deaths annually worldwide. In co-infection with hepatitis (HBV) (VHD) viruses, the prognosis is exacerbated by HDV. This study aimed at estimating seroprevalence of among blood donors Cliniques Universitaires Hôpital Jason Sendwe in Lubumbashi. Screening HBsAg was performed using rapid diagnostic tests then confirmed Liaison XL test which also used screening anti-HDV antibodies. Of 200 who tested positive HBsAg, only four (2%) has...