Violence in southern SudanVincent Brown
Epicentre, 8 rue Saint Sabin, 75 011 Paris, France
Lancet 359:161. 2002
- Violence and mortality in West Darfur, Sudan (2003-04): epidemiological evidence from four surveys
Evelyn Depoortere
Epicentre, Paris, France
Lancet 364:1315-20. 2004
..An epidemiological study of the effect of armed incursions on mortality in Darfur was needed to provide a basis for appropriate assistance to internally displaced people...
Research in complex humanitarian emergencies: the Médecins Sans Frontières/Epicentre experienceVincent Brown
Epicentre, Paris, France
PLoS Med 5:e89. 2008
- Rapid assessment of population size by area sampling in disaster situations
V Brown
Disasters 25:164-71. 2001
..Issues related to population density and number and size of blocks to be selected require further research for the method to be better validated...
- [Management of cholera epidemics in a refugee camp]
V Brown
Epicentre, 8 rue Saint Sabin, 75011 Paris, France
Bull Soc Pathol Exot 95:351-4. 2002
..Treatment is mainly based on the prompt rehydration of patients. For wide camps, rapid access to oral rehydration units is essential. Availability of all necessary equipment in kit form is required...
- Could nutritional rehabilitation at home complement or replace centre-based therapeutic feeding programmes for severe malnutrition?
V Gaboulaud
Epicentre, Paris, France
J Trop Pediatr 53:49-51. 2007
..No deaths were recorded in children transferred to rehabilitation at home. This study suggests that satisfactory results for the treatment of severe malnutrition can be achieved using a combination of home and hospital-based strategies...
- Clinical presentation of louse-borne relapsing fever among Ethiopian refugees in northern Somalia
V Brown
, Paris, France
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 82:499-502. 1988
..The clinical picture was less severe than in previous studies on LBRF. This difference might be due to the fact that the present study was community-based as opposed to the previous studies which were hospital-based...
- Mortality among displaced former UNITA members and their families in Angola: a retrospective cluster survey
Thomas Grein
Epicentre, 8 rue Saint Sabin, 75011 Paris, France
BMJ 327:650. 2003
..Malnutrition deaths reflect the extent of the food crisis affecting this population. Timely humanitarian assistance must be made available to all populations in such conflicts...
- Mortality and malnutrition among populations living in South Darfur, Sudan: results of 3 surveys, September 2004
Francesco Grandesso
Epicentre, Paris, France
JAMA 293:1490-4. 2005
..CONCLUSION: This study provides epidemiological evidence of the high rates of mortality and malnutrition among the displaced population in South Darfur and reinforces the need to mount appropriate and timely humanitarian responses...
- Are rapid population estimates accurate? A field trial of two different assessment methods
Rebecca F Grais
Epicentre, Paris, France
Disasters 30:364-76. 2006
..Although applicable only to similar sites, several general conclusions can be drawn for emergency planning...
- Outbreak of beriberi in a prison in Côte d'Ivoire
Laurence Ahoua
Epicentre, 42 boulevard Richard Lenoir, Paris 75011, France
Food Nutr Bull 28:283-90. 2007
..A beriberi outbreak occurred in the Maison d'Arrêt et de Correction d'Abidjan (MACA), a detention center in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, between October 2002 and April 2003...
- Rapid assessment of mortality and malnutrition in Afghanistan
Patrice Piola
JAMA 288:1233-4. 2002
- Death rates from malaria epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia
Jean Paul Guthmann
Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, France
Emerg Infect Dis 13:140-3. 2007
..Deaths likely from malaria ranged from 1,000 to 8,900, depending on site, and accounted for 52% to 78% of total deaths. Earlier detection of malaria and better case management are needed...
- South-Asian tsunami
Jean-Paul Guthmann
Lancet 365:934. 2005
